Music historiography

Music historiography is the study of how music history has been researched, written, and interpreted over time. It involves analyzing the methods, sources, and perspectives used by musicologists and scholars to understand musical development, genres, and cultural contexts. Essentially, it examines how our understanding of music’s past is shaped by different ideas, biases, and historical contexts, revealing that music history is not just a fixed story but a continuously evolving narrative influenced by changes in scholarship and society.