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Joel Edelman deposited A Coherent Model of Musical Consonance in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoWithout fail a study in any depth of our fondness for music must eventually address the issue of consonance and dissonance. Past approaches to this issue have been bounded by a limited knowledge base and, further, marred by logical flaws, occasional hand waving, and the myopia of reductionism. Despite the explosion of progress in the last few…[Read more]
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Joel Edelman deposited A Coherent Model of Musical Consonance in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoWithout fail a study in any depth of our fondness for music must eventually address the issue of consonance and dissonance. Past approaches to this issue have been bounded by a limited knowledge base and, further, marred by logical flaws, occasional hand waving, and the myopia of reductionism. Despite the explosion of progress in the last few…[Read more]
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Adrian Curtin started the topic CfP for online symposium: The Experimental Orchestra (December 13, 2023) in the discussion
Music on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoEvent date: December 13, 2023
Submission deadline: September 1, 2023
Orchestras around the world are conducting experiments related to performance, to the constitution of the orchestra, and to its operation. Professional classical music ensembles, like many other organisations and institutions in the cultural sector, face an existential…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited Formal Functions and Rotations in Top-40 EDM in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoPublications on form in popular music have largely assumed the formal sections germane to pop-rock to be the formal designs of “popular music.” But the most popular music of our time—music charting on the Billboard Top-40—has absorbed the influence of electronic dance music (EDM) in a way that has fundamentally changed its formal structu…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited Formal Functions and Rotations in Top-40 EDM in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoPublications on form in popular music have largely assumed the formal sections germane to pop-rock to be the formal designs of “popular music.” But the most popular music of our time—music charting on the Billboard Top-40—has absorbed the influence of electronic dance music (EDM) in a way that has fundamentally changed its formal structu…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited The Subdominant Tritone in Film and Television Music in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoTritones sounding over subdominant harmony, either as suspensions, accented passing tones, or incomplete neighbors, constitute a class of sonorities regularly heard in film and television music. I collectively refer to these phenomena as “subdominant tritones” (SdTT), and theorize a link between the SdTT and emotions it engenders. The article pre…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited The Subdominant Tritone in Film and Television Music in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoTritones sounding over subdominant harmony, either as suspensions, accented passing tones, or incomplete neighbors, constitute a class of sonorities regularly heard in film and television music. I collectively refer to these phenomena as “subdominant tritones” (SdTT), and theorize a link between the SdTT and emotions it engenders. The article pre…[Read more]
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Paulino Capdepon deposited Ramón Garay (1761-1823). Obra musical sacra en latín (Ramón Garay (1761-1823). Latin Sacred Musical Output) in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoEighteenth-century Spanish music experienced a golden age thanks, especially, to the proliferation of centers such as the chapels, which articulated and structured the musical life of our cities: the main sound activity was centered on ecclesiastical music, both liturgical and paraliturgical, with which religious festivities were solemnized.…[Read more]
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Joel Edelman deposited Clarifying Musical Consonance in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoWithout fail a study in any depth of our fondness for music must eventually address the issue of consonance and dissonance. Past approaches to this issue have been bounded by a limited knowledge base and, further, marred by logical flaws, occasional hand waving, and the myopia of reductionism. Despite the explosion of progress in the last few…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Reminder: CFP Joint Virtual Meetup between Post-1945 and Math IGs in the discussion
SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 7 months agoThis is a reminder that the Society for Music Theory’s Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group and Mathematics of Music Interest Group will hold a joint virtual meetup on Tuesday, August 1st at 2:00 pm EDT and that summaries for presentations are due by Friday, June 30th.
We invite volunteers to present both informal “research updates” (5–10…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic CFP Joint Virtual Meetup between Post-1945 and Math IGs in the discussion
SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 7 months agoThe Society for Music Theory’s Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group and Mathematics of Music Interest Group will hold a joint virtual meetup on Tuesday, August 1st at 2:00 pm EDT.
We invite volunteers to present both informal “research updates” (5–10 minutes) and more formal “lightning talks” (10–15 minutes) that engage with the topic “Mathem…[Read more]
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Eric Sirota started the topic New Movie: Frankenstein (musical) based on Mary Shelley’s novel in the discussion
Music on Humanities Commons 2 years, 7 months agoI’m excited to tell you that my musical, “Frankenstein” that played Off-Broadway in NY for 3 years, was adapted for screen, with an expanded score and orchestration. It was just released this week and is available on StreamingMusicals.com or from the website https://TheFrankensteinMusical.com
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Matthew Ferrandino started the topic IASPM Conference Registration (Minneapolis) in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoRegistration is now open for the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) biennial global conference, hosted by the US branch (IASPM-US) in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota. The global conference has not been hosted in North America since 2007 and not in the US since 1993. The conference runs Monday, June 26…[Read more]
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Jacob P. Cupps started the topic Hip-Hop Studies Bibliography in the discussion
Society for Music Theory Hip-Hop/Rap Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoHello, everyone!
As those of you who attended our January meeting might recall, the HHRIG currently assembling a hip-hop studies bibliography. In its current form, the bibliography is being drafted as a Google Doc and has just over fifty entries. I have also added a PDF copy of it to the Files Tab on this group page. I am reaching out today to…[Read more]
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Jacob P. Cupps uploaded the file: Hip-Hop Studies Bibliography [WIP] to
Society for Music Theory Hip-Hop/Rap Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoHere’s a PDF copy of the HHRIG’s hip-hop studies bibliography. If you have citations to add or suggestions for organization, please contact smthhrig@gmail.com to be added as an editor to the Google Doc.
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Matthew Ferrandino started the topic PMIG 2023 Session in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoHi Everyone!
We are currently accepting informal proposals and ideas for the topic and format of our Fall meeting. We will be in Denver in November for SMT, which is being held jointly with AMS. We are particularly interested in formats that include some element of interactivity with attendees, though any and all proposals will be considered. We…[Read more]
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Channan Willner posted an update in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoDear members of the list,
I recently completed the second of two pairs of studies on my website, at . The first pair, “Mozart’s Delayed Dominants,” targets long-range dominants that arrive much later than the subordinate theme, near the end of the exposition: through exposition-long voice exchanges (part 1), and through delays in returning to the…[Read more] -
Kjell Andreas Oddekalv replied to the topic Come work with me in Oslo! in the discussion
Society for Music Theory Hip-Hop/Rap Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoAnother extremely relevant PhD-position is open at my institution now: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/243537/doctoral-research-fellowship-in-musical-rhythm-and-groove
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Eric Isaacson posted an update in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoI am pleased to announce the publication on May 2, 2023, of my book, Visualizing Music, which is about the art of communicating about music through images. Is it available in hard cover, paperback, and e-book/Kindle editions. Scholars at all experience levels should find it useful.
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