"If we look at Music History closely, 
it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency, which were to nourish the art of music for decades if not centuries" - George Crumb
Music History (or Historical Musicology) is the study of music from a historical viewpoint¹. Through the use of archival work (collection of specific documentation or scoring by a historical composer), biographical studies (collection of information about a composer including cultural information about the time in which a piece was composed),¹ sociological studies (assessment regarding the role of music in society during the time in which it was composed), and semiotic studies (attempts to analyze the meaning of a composition within its historical context) musicologists attempt to understand the music of the past.¹
Resources:
1. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Music History. Retrieved May 27, 2014, from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/music-history/
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