Mission Statement

The Study Group was founded in 1992 by Tullia Magrini, during the conference "Anthropology of Music in Mediterranean Cultures" (Venice, 10-12 September 1992), organized by the ICTM Italian Committee with the support of the Fondazione Olga e Ugo Levi, Venezia. The Executive Board of the ICTM recognized the STG in 1993 .

The STG is now chaired by Marcello Sorce Keller. The principal aim of the STG is the promotion of research and discussion about music considered as a human and social phenomenon, without distinction among oral, literate, and popular traditions. The STG fosters co-operation between ethnomusicologists, historical musicologists and anthropologists.

Research focuses on the Mediterranean region and other areas influenced by Mediterranean cultures.