r/musicology

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The Scholarly Research of Music

Focusing on Historical Musicology, this is a community coming together to share scholarly research about music and its origins. Open discussion of music philosophy, theoretical sociology, aesthetics of music, cultural and gender studies, performance, literature, theatre, theory, analysis, and theology.

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12,067

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Posts (30 days)

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Created

2011

April 28, 2011

Total posts

2.5K

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Total comments

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