Musique préhistoriqueLa préhistoire de la musique est l'histoire de la musique dans les cultures préhistoriques. La musique préhistorique commence avec la Préhistoire quelque part à la fin de l'échelle des temps géologiques et se termine avec l'apparition des musiques de l'Antiquité dans différentes parties du monde. La première forme de musique est probablement le chant.
Émotions et musiqueLa recherche sur la musique et l'émotion cherche à comprendre la relation psychologique entre l'affect humain et la musique. Ce domaine, qui est une branche de la psychologie de la musique, couvre de nombreux domaines d'étude, notamment la nature des réactions émotionnelles à la musique, la manière dont les caractéristiques de l'auditeur peuvent déterminer les émotions ressenties et les éléments d'une composition musicale ou d'une performance qui peuvent susciter certaines réactions.
Systematic musicologySystematic musicology is an umbrella term, used mainly in Central Europe, for several subdisciplines and paradigms of musicology. "Systematic musicology has traditionally been conceived of as an interdisciplinary science, whose aim it is to explore the foundations of music from different points of view, such as acoustics, physiology, psychology, anthropology, music theory, sociology, and aesthetics.
Psychoanalysis and musicAccording to some music therapists, the use of Music in the therapeutic environment has an affinity with psychoanalysis in that it addresses obstructions in the mind that might be causing stress, psychic tension, and even physical illness. Music has been used, in conjunction with a psychoanalytic approach, to address symptoms of a variety of mental disorders, as well as forms of emotional distress, such as grief, loss, mourning, and trauma.
Analyse musicaleL’analyse musicale est une discipline consistant en l'étude d'une œuvre musicale de façon à en comprendre la genèse, l'architecture et les dessins. Après avoir déterminé le contexte historique, culturel et stylistique de la composition, s'être penché sur la biographie, les influences de l'auteur et les circonstances de la création, une analyse musicale examinera le genre, la forme, la structure, les indications de mouvement et de tempo (leurs agogiques éventuelles), les tonalités, les enchaînements harmoniques, les formules cadentielles et l'orchestration sans oublier l'observation minutieuse de la mélodie, des différentes voix polyphoniques, du rythme, des nuances et de la dynamique et des ornementations.
Computational musicologyComputational musicology is an interdisciplinary research area between musicology and computer science. Computational musicology includes any disciplines that use computers in order to study music. It includes sub-disciplines such as mathematical music theory, computer music, systematic musicology, music information retrieval, computational musicology, digital musicology, sound and music computing, and music informatics. As this area of research is defined by the tools that it uses and its subject matter, research in computational musicology intersects with both the humanities and the sciences.
Doctor of MusicThe Doctor of Music degree (DMus, DM, MusD or occasionally MusDoc) is a higher doctorate awarded on the basis of a substantial portfolio of compositions and/or scholarly publications on music. Like other higher doctorates, it is granted by universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries. Most universities restrict candidature to their own graduates or staff, which is a reversal of the practice in former times, when (unlike higher degrees in other faculties) candidates for the degree were not required to be a Master of Arts.
Music archaeologyMusic archaeology is an interdisciplinary field of study that combines musicology and archaeology. As it includes the study of music from various cultures, it is often considered to be a subfield of ethnomusicology. According to music archaeologist Adje Both, "In its broadest sense, music archaeology is the study of the phenomenon of past musical behaviours and sounds." Music archaeologists often combine methods from musicology and archaeology.
Bachelor of MusicA Bachelor of Music (BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. The degree may be awarded for performance, music education, composition, music theory, musicology / music history (musicology degrees may be a Bachelor of Arts rather than a Bachelor of Music), music technology, music therapy, sacred music, music business/music industry, entertainment, music production, or jazz studies.
Philosophy of musicPhilosophy of music is the study of "fundamental questions about the nature of music and our experience of it". The philosophical study of music has many connections with philosophical questions in metaphysics and aesthetics. The expression was born in the 19th century and has been used especially as the name of a discipline since the 1980s.
