What is an ethnomusciologist?

Answer 1

An ethnomusicologist is someone who studies music, in a scientific way, as an aspect of culture. They can compare music of different cultures or study the evolution of music with respect to a certain culture, particularly indigenous cultures. Bela Bartok started his career as an ethnomusicologist studying European folk music, which is where he got the idea for many of his scales and his use of quarter tones.