Journal of the American Musicological Society
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  1. 1948-2020 • Journal of the American Musicological Society
  2. 1936-1948 • Bulletin of the American Musicological Society
  3. 1940-1941 • Papers of the American Musicological Society
  4. 1931-1933 • Bulletin (New York Musicological Society)
  5. 1936-1939 • Papers Read by Members of the American Musicological Society at the Annual Meeting
Founded in 1948, the Journal of the American Musicological Society welcomes topics from all fields of musical inquiry, including historical musicology, critical theory, music analysis, iconography and organology, performance practice, aesthetics and hermeneutics, ethnomusicology, gender and sexuality, popular music and cultural studies. The journal's breadth of musical intellectual scope, its rigorous referee process, and its diffusion to more than 5,000 subscribers worldwide have helped make it the premier journal in the field. Each issue includes articles, book reviews, and communications.
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  1. 1989 (Vol. 42)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1989 pp. 461-683
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1989 pp. 229-460
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1989 pp. 1-228
  2. 1988 (Vol. 41)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1988 pp. 403-598
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1988 pp. 215-402
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1988 pp. 1-214
  3. 1987 (Vol. 40)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1987 pp. 377-588
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1987 pp. 169-376
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1987 pp. 1-166
    4. American Musicological Society: Index to the Papers, Bulletin, and Journal 1936-1987 1987 pp. i-v+1-149
  4. 1986 (Vol. 39)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1986 pp. 441-694
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1986 pp. 233-432
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1986 pp. 1-232
  5. 1985 (Vol. 38)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1985 pp. 439-674
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1985 pp. 227-426
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1985 pp. 1-220
  6. 1984 (Vol. 37)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1984 pp. 479-642
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1984 pp. 233-464
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1984 pp. 1-234
  7. 1983 (Vol. 36)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1983 pp. 371-574
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1983 pp. 191-362
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1983 pp. 1-180
  8. 1982 (Vol. 35)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1982 pp. 407-614
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1982 pp. 235-400
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1982 pp. 1-228
  9. 1981 (Vol. 34)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1981 pp. 391-620
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1981 pp. 189-384
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1981 pp. 1-188
  10. 1980 (Vol. 33)
    1. No. 3 Autumn, 1980 pp. 433-640
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1980 pp. 237-432
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1980 pp. 1-236
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