Toward a new comparative musicology
Toward a new comparative musicology
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DOI：
10.31234/osf.io/q3egp
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2013
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Patrick E. Savage;Steven Brown
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作者：
Patrick E. Savage;Steven Brown
我们建议回到被遗忘的比较音乐学议程，一个被现代进化论和科学方法论范式更新的议程。自从比较音乐学领域在20世纪中叶被重新定义为民族音乐学以来，它最初的研究议程几乎被音乐学家抛弃了，尤其是跨文化音乐比较的首要目标。我们在这里概述了重建比较音乐学的五个主要主题：(1)分类，(2)文化进化，(3)人类历史，(4)共性，(5)生物进化。在整篇文章中，我们澄清了针对音乐比较的主要思想、方法和术语上的反对意见。最终，我们主张建立一个包容的、建设性的和多学科的领域，分析世界音乐的多样性，从最广泛的一般性到最具文化特殊性的细节，目的是综合各种理论观点和可用的研究方法。
We propose a return to the forgotten agenda of comparative musicology, one that is updated with the paradigms of modern evolutionary theory and scientific methodology. Ever since the field of comparative musicology became redefined as ethnomusicology in the mid-20th century, its original research agenda has been all but abandoned by musicologists, not least the overarching goal of cross-cultural musical comparison. We outline here five major themes that underlie the re-establishment of comparative musicology: (1) classification, (2) cultural evolution, (3) human history, (4) universals, and (5) biological evolution. Throughout the article, we clarify key ideological, methodological and terminological objections that have been levied against musical comparison. Ultimately, we argue for an inclusive, constructive, and multidisciplinary field that analyzes the world’s musical diversity, from the broadest of generalities to the most culture-specific particulars, with the aim of synthesizing the full range of theoretical perspectives and research methodologies available.