While the origins of ethnomusicology date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, it was formally termed "ethnomusicology" by Dutch scholar Jaap Kunst .
wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌv ˌɛθnoʊmjˌuːzɪkˈɑːlədʒi dˈeɪt bˈæk tə ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ ænd nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹməli tˈɜːmd "ˌɛθnoʊmjˌuːzɪkˈɑːlədʒi" baɪ dˈʌtʃ skˈɑːlɚ dʒˈɑːp kˈʌnst .