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MUSICOLOGIST

An International Journal of Music Studies

Musicologist is an international refereed journal, aiming to publish original scholarly papers in the fields of historical musicology, music theory and ethnomusicology. Each issue includes multidisciplinary studies related to musicology. In addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.

Musicologist will be published biannually in the months of June and December. The journal is seeking to make a major contribution to musicological discourse worldwide by presenting high-level and original scholarly research, theoretical discussions and up-to-date methodological studies and thus to become an effective organ of scholarship around the world.

The language of the Journal is English.

Please write us with any questions and comments at musicologistjournal@trabzon.edu.tr

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328 days

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Research Article New Materialist Approach to East–West Distinction: South-Eastern Europe Musics

Belma Oğul ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 1-29

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Research Article Harmony in Diversity: Historical Foundations of a Shared Culture of Music and Ethno-Religious Interaction in the Ottoman Balkans

Mehmet Hacısalihoğlu ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 30-51

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Research Article Two Song Festivals in Kosovo: Akordet e Kosovës and the RTK Song Festival – Historical Narrative, Continuity, and Transformation (1960s-2020s)

Kristina Perkola ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 52-70

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Research Article Between Ottoman Legacy and Hybrid Dance Identity

Nikola Petrović ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 71-115

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Research Article Serbian Newly-Composed Folk Music of the 1960s-1980s in Post-Yugoslav Diaspora as a Dissonant Heritage

Marija Dumnić Vilotijević ^* , Katarina Nikolić
December 31, 2025 Page 116-142

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Research Article Strategic Rituals and Symbolic Power: Henna Nights as Cultural Performance in Novi Pazar

Mehtap Demir Güven ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 143-163

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Research Article The Transformation of Balkan Music and Dance in the Context of Globalization, Modernization, and Digitalization: An Analysis of Aesthetic, Social, and Economic Dimensions

Hande Tokgöz ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 164-185

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Research Article Echoes of Identity: The Role of Patriotic Songs in the Soundscape of Resistance during the Macedonian Identity Protests (2017-2023)

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska ^* , Eleonora Serafimovska , Ganka Cvetanova , Marijana Markovikj
December 31, 2025 Page 186-209

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Research Article Reflections on Dance Identity Migrant Performing Bodies – Identity Guardians

Sonja Zdravkova Djeparoska ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 210-230

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Research Article Bioinformatics analyses of evolution in the tune families of similar folk songs from Macedonia

Ognen Spiroski ^* , Aleksandra Kuzman
December 31, 2025 Page 231-281

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Research Article Methodological Issues in Transnational Music Archive Research: The Case of Bulgarian Music Archives

Selin Sağıroğlu ^* , Abdullah Akat
December 31, 2025 Page 282-304

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Research Article Rethinking Folk Dances of Samsun in Greece with Ethnochoreohistory

İdris Ersan Küçük ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 305-318

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Research Article Human Capital and Cultural Resilience: Sulukule Entertainment Houses as an Alternative Urban Economy

Gonca Girgin ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 319-349

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Research Article New Materialist Approach to East–West Distinction: South-Eastern Europe Musics

Belma Oğul ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 1-29

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Research Article Harmony in Diversity: Historical Foundations of a Shared Culture of Music and Ethno-Religious Interaction in the Ottoman Balkans

Mehmet Hacısalihoğlu ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 30-51

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Research Article Two Song Festivals in Kosovo: Akordet e Kosovës and the RTK Song Festival – Historical Narrative, Continuity, and Transformation (1960s-2020s)

Kristina Perkola ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 52-70

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Research Article Between Ottoman Legacy and Hybrid Dance Identity

Nikola Petrović ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 71-115

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Research Article Serbian Newly-Composed Folk Music of the 1960s-1980s in Post-Yugoslav Diaspora as a Dissonant Heritage

Marija Dumnić Vilotijević ^* , Katarina Nikolić
December 31, 2025 Page 116-142

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Research Article Strategic Rituals and Symbolic Power: Henna Nights as Cultural Performance in Novi Pazar

Mehtap Demir Güven ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 143-163

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Research Article The Transformation of Balkan Music and Dance in the Context of Globalization, Modernization, and Digitalization: An Analysis of Aesthetic, Social, and Economic Dimensions

Hande Tokgöz ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 164-185

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Research Article Echoes of Identity: The Role of Patriotic Songs in the Soundscape of Resistance during the Macedonian Identity Protests (2017-2023)

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska ^* , Eleonora Serafimovska , Ganka Cvetanova , Marijana Markovikj
December 31, 2025 Page 186-209

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Research Article Reflections on Dance Identity Migrant Performing Bodies – Identity Guardians

Sonja Zdravkova Djeparoska ^*
December 31, 2025 Page 210-230

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Research Article Bioinformatics analyses of evolution in the tune families of similar folk songs from Macedonia

Ognen Spiroski ^* , Aleksandra Kuzman
December 31, 2025 Page 231-281

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Research Article Svan Funeral Dirges (Zär): Musical Acoustical Analysis of a New Collection of Field Recordings

Frank Scherbaum ^* , Nana Mzhavanadze
December 30, 2020 Page 138-167

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Research Article Svan Funeral Dirges (Zär): Musicological Analysis

Nana Mzhavanadze ^* , Frank Scherbaum
December 30, 2020 Page 168-197

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Research Article Artificial Intelligence and the Integration of the Industrial Revolution 6.0 in Ethnomusicology: Demands, Interventions and Implications

Glinore S. Morales , Mary Leigh Ann C. Perez , Almighty C. Tabuena ^*
June 30, 2024 Page 75-107

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Research Article The Relation of Music Archiving and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Serbia

Marija Dumnıc Vılotıjevıc ^*
December 31, 2019 Page 165-177

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Research Article Svan Funeral Dirges (Zär): Language-Music Relation and Phonetic Properties

Frank Scherbaum ^* , Nana Mzhavanadze
June 30, 2021 Page 66-82

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Research Article Towards the History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology: Theory and Methods between the Late 18th and the Early 20th Century

Ulrich Morgenstern
June 30, 2018 Page 1-31

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Research Article Tuning Systems of Traditional Georgian Singing Determined from a New Corpus of Field Recordings

Frank Scherbaum ^* , Nana Mzhavanadze , Sebastian Rosenzweig , Meinard Müller
December 31, 2022 Page 142-168

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Research Article New Additions to the Guitar Family: Lego and Automatic Microtonal Guitars

Ruşen Can Acet , Batuhan Başar , Tolgahan Çoğulu , Atlas Çoğulu , Tony Italia ^* , Selçuk Keser
June 30, 2022 Page 26-41

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Research Article Turkish Disco: The Intersection of Anatolian Pop, Groove and Psychedelia

Yaprak Melike Uyar ^*
December 31, 2021 Page 107-132

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Research Article Gesture in Musical Declamation: An Intercultural Approach

Charulatha Manı ^*
December 30, 2017 Page 6-31

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Research Article Music, Protest and Social Inclusivity: The Case of Ahmet Kaya as a Deviant Example of Protest Music in Turkey

Diler Özer ^*
December 31, 2024 Page 233-267

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Research Article Turkish Disco: The Intersection of Anatolian Pop, Groove and Psychedelia

Yaprak Melike Uyar ^*
December 31, 2021 Page 107-132

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Research Article The Spring Holiday Nauryz-Meiramy in the Kazakh Tradition

Dina Amırova
June 30, 2018 Page 49-77

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Research Article The Effect of Rap Music on Youth' Drug Use: Turkish Rap Songs Perspective

Elif Hazal Tuncer ^* , Zekai Genç , Ümit Ertem , Alihan Kocabaş , Sevil Atasoy
June 30, 2025 Page 57-91

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Research Article Igbo Popular Music: A Historical and Sociological Discourse with the Intent of Redefining Its Musical Typologies Since 1960

Chinedum Osinigwe ^*
December 30, 2020 Page 248-261

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Research Article Towards the History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology: Theory and Methods between the Late 18th and the Early 20th Century

Ulrich Morgenstern
June 30, 2018 Page 1-31

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Research Article Cross-Cultural Influences in Makam Theory: The Case of Greek-Orthodox Theorists in the Ottoman Empire

Nevin Şahin ^* , Cenk Güray , Ali Fuat Aydın
December 29, 2018 Page 115-126

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Research Article 150 Years of Choro – Where Are We Now?

Ines Körver ^*
June 30, 2020 Page 56-77

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Research Article Modern Laments in Northwestern Greece, Their Importance in Social and Musical Life and the “Making” of Oral Tradition

Athena Katsanevakı ^*
December 30, 2017 Page 95-140

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Research Article The Role of Macedonian Folk Songs Featured in Macedonian Films in Amplifying the Emotions

Marijana Markovıkj ^* , Eleonora Serafımovska , Ganka Cvetanova , Velika Stojkova Serafımovska
June 30, 2019 Page 103-125

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Research Article Modern Laments in Northwestern Greece, Their Importance in Social and Musical Life and the “Making” of Oral Tradition

Athena Katsanevakı ^*
December 30, 2017 Page 95-140

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Research Article In Defence of the Term and Concept of Traditional Music

Ulrich Morgenstern ^*
June 30, 2021 Page 1-30

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Research Article Music, Protest and Social Inclusivity: The Case of Ahmet Kaya as a Deviant Example of Protest Music in Turkey

Diler Özer ^*
December 31, 2024 Page 233-267

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Research Article Towards the History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology: Theory and Methods between the Late 18th and the Early 20th Century

Ulrich Morgenstern
June 30, 2018 Page 1-31

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Research Article The Yeni Müzik Scene in Türkiye: How did the ‘New Music’ Discourse Change Local Contemporary Music Practice?

Dilara Turan ^* , Belma Oğul
June 30, 2023 Page 49-77

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Research Article Turkish Disco: The Intersection of Anatolian Pop, Groove and Psychedelia

Yaprak Melike Uyar ^*
December 31, 2021 Page 107-132

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Research Article Cross-Cultural Influences in Makam Theory: The Case of Greek-Orthodox Theorists in the Ottoman Empire

Nevin Şahin ^* , Cenk Güray , Ali Fuat Aydın
December 29, 2018 Page 115-126

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Research Article Microtonal Guitar Culture in Turkey

Ozan Eren ^* , Uğur Zeynep Güven
June 30, 2022 Page 1-25

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Research Article Artificial Intelligence and the Integration of the Industrial Revolution 6.0 in Ethnomusicology: Demands, Interventions and Implications

Glinore S. Morales , Mary Leigh Ann C. Perez , Almighty C. Tabuena ^*
June 30, 2024 Page 75-107

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Research Article The Effect of Rap Music on Youth' Drug Use: Turkish Rap Songs Perspective

Elif Hazal Tuncer ^* , Zekai Genç , Ümit Ertem , Alihan Kocabaş , Sevil Atasoy
June 30, 2025 Page 57-91

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Journal Information

e-ISSN

2618-5652

Founded

2017

Publisher

Trabzon University

Coordinator of Scientific Publishing

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kokoç
yayin@trabzon.edu.tr

Primary Editor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Kalkanoğlu
burcu.kalkanoglu@yahoo.com

Publication Model

Periodical Publication (June - December)

Indexes

TR Dizin, Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

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