The Specifics of Terminology in Musicology Discourse

Despite the assumption of prominent writers and musicians that music can be considered as a universal language understandable to residents of different countries, this assumption is true only for those musicians who can read sheet music written within the framework of the European musical tradition. The article examines the difference between the concepts of “sheet music” and “musical text”, which, in turn, are contrasted with ordinary texts of musical discourse (reviews of music critics, lectures by musicologists, concert programs, educational materials, etc.), interpreting and describing events in the world of music using words. No genres of musical discourse texts can do without special vocabulary – terminology, which is studied by both linguists and art historians, who compile dictionaries of terms and descriptions of the features of the terminological systems of musical science. Noting the importance of timely replenishment of dictionaries with new musicological terms, the article suggests using the experience of terminological analysis of music reviews conducted by students of the Conservatory under the guidance of an English teacher.