Music Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations
Recent Submissions
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Review of Alban Berg and Peter Altenberg: Intimate art and the aesthetics of life
The importance of literature to Berg in the creation of his artistic world has generally been underestimated. Richard Engländer (Peter Altenberg) was especially influential on the young Berg through their friendship, ... -
I Wanna Be Me: Rock Music and the Politics of Identity/Disruptive Divas: Feminism, Identity and Popular Music
Reviews two books. "I Wanna Be Me: Rock Music and the Politics of Identity," by Theodore Gracyk; "Disruptive Divas: Feminism, Identity and Popular Music," by Lori Burns and Melisse Lafrance. -
Ravel's `Russian' period: Octatonicism in his early works, 1893-1908
Analyzes octatonicism in the works of Maurice Ravel from 1893 to 1908. Octatonic scale as an alternative to common diatonic practice in the mid-19th century musical compositions; Influence of chromatic harmony on the ...