Allen Forte

Allen Forte

male, 82 years old
"set theory", Americanmusictheorist, Yale University faculty, American, set theory, musical set theory…The Structure of Atonal Music, music theory, Music theorist
Allen Forte (born December 23, 1926) is a music theorist and musicologist. He was born in Portland, Oregon and fought in the Navy at the close of...
Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg

male, deceased (1951)
comment on devient solitaire, atonalité et sérialisme, école de vienne, Berlin 1901-1903, mahler, première symphonie de chambre 1906…Music theorist, Americanmusictheorist, Austrian music theorist, American
Arnold Schoenberg (the anglicized form of Schönberg - Schoenberg changed the spelling officially when he left Germany and re-converted to Judaism i...
James Tenney

James Tenney

male, deceased (2006)
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Americanmusictheorist, Electronic music pioneer, computer music, University of Illinois, music theory…Music theorist, juilliard school of music, American, Music for Player Piano
James Tenney (August 10, 1934 - August 24, 2006) was an American composer and influential music theorist. Tenney was born in Silver City, New...
David Lewin

David Lewin

male, deceased (2003)
Americanmusictheorist, Critic, transformational theory, composer, group theory, Music theorist
David Lewin (July 2 1933-May 5 2003) was an American music theorist, music critic and composer. Called "the most original and far-ranging theorist...

Felix Salzer

male, deceased (1986)
Austrian music theorist, From Vienna, Americanmusictheorist, Middle Ages, Renaissance music, sonata form…Medieval music, Music theorist, popular music, music theory, mannes college of music
Felix Salzer (June 13, 1904-August 12, 1986) was an Austrian-American music theorist, musicologist and pedagogue. He was one of the principal...
Fred Lerdahl

Fred Lerdahl

male, 66 years old
Americanmusictheorist, Columbia University, American, grammar, Lawrence University, Lawrence University alumni…Music theorist, music theory, Music Cognition Resource Center
Fred Lerdahl (born March 10 1943) is the Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition at Columbia University, and a composer and music theorist...
Carl Schachter

Carl Schachter

male
Harvard University, CUNY, music, hunter college, Binghamton University, professor…mannes college of music, American, Americanmusictheorist
Carl Schachter is an American music theorist, renowned as arguably the most influential Schenkerian analyst since Schenker himself. He studied with...

Paul Wilson

male
Harvard University, Americanmusictheorist, Harvard University alumni, Yale University alumni, University of Hawaii, Yale University…Music theorist, music theory, Frost School of Music
Paul Wilson is a music theorist and Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, in the United...

Joseph Schillinger

male, deceased (1943)
Americanmusictheorist, Ukrainian-American, composer, ukrainian, Electronic music pioneer, Jewish person…American, berklee college of music
Joseph Schillinger (1895-1943) was a composer, music theorist, and composition teacher. He was born into a Jewish family in Kharkiv, Ukraine (at...
Harry Partch

Harry Partch

male, deceased (1974)
Americanmusictheorist, musician, From Oakland, California, from the United States, limit, LGBT musician…Music theorist, Outsider music, American
Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 - September 3, 1974) was an American composer and instrument builder. He was one of the first twentieth-century...