Specters of Sex. Tracing the Tools and Techniques of Contemporary Music Analysis by Danielle Sofer

“…Centering on sonic experience and perception, this article challenges the common trope of the disembodied and disinterested music theorist by proposing that, rather than neglecting sexual discourses, like-minded music theorists have instead established a veritable field founded on the commonly-held belief that sex and music are (in some cases) interchangeable. …”
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Das Menschliche in der Musik . August Halms prozessuale Metaphorik im Brennpunkt analysetheoretischer Fragestellungen by Astrid Bolay

“…Musical analysis has traditionally relied less on the experience of actually listening to music than on what can be “seen” in the score. Music theorist August Halm, on the other hand, developed a rich and vivid vocabulary precisely for the expressive, dynamic, and processual qualities of music. …”
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Zoltán Kodálys Harmonielehre – ein Rekonstruktionsversuch by Anna Dalos

“…Until his retirement in 1942, he introduced several generations of Hungarian composers, music theorists and musicologists to the subjects of musical form, counterpoint and harmony. …”
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Sposobin Remains. A Soviet Harmony Textbook’s Twisted Fate in China by Wai Ling Cheong, Ding Hong

“…It is listed in the entrance examination syllabi of selected conservatories and reputable music theorists have published model answers to the exercises it contains. …”
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