Jaap Kunst
Dutch ethnomusicologist (1891-1960) · Netherlands · On the map · Musicians · Died at 69
Jaap Kunst was a Dutch musicologist. He is credited with steering the discipline away from exclusively comparative methods and into the direction of historical particularism, coining the term "ethno-musicology" as a more accurate name for the field then known as comparative musicology.
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About this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1960 · aged 69
