1. scholars who study music, its history, theory, and cultural significance

Examples

• The musicologists presented their research on medieval compositions.
• Several musicologists collaborated on the comprehensive study of jazz history.
• Musicologists often spend years analyzing the works of classical composers.
• The conference brought together musicologists from universities around the world.
• These musicologists specialize in ethnomusicology and world music traditions.
• The musicologists discovered previously unknown manuscripts in the archive.