Joseph N Straus
Biographic Data
| ID | 1003104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph N Straus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph N |
| FAMILY NAME | Straus |
| SIGNATURE | STRAUS J N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Graduate Center, CUNY |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Melodic Organization of The Rite of Spring
Most previous analytical studies of The Rite of Spring have focused on its harmony and rhythm. This article shifts attention to its melodies—mostly short fragments that move repetitively within a narrow registral frame—and shows that they take on expressive meanings closely linked with the work’s dramatic scenario. In addition to operating in the manner of Wagnerian leitmotivs in relation to characters or dramatic situations, they are often bound…
Total Voice Leading
The total voice leading between sets X and Y is defined as the complete collection of ordered pc intervals formed between the pcs in X and the pcs in Y. These interval multisets (imultisets) describe the sonic signature of the motion from X to Y, and they always have the property of transpositional combination. In some cases, the same total voice leading may be produced by different pairs of X and Y (Cohn 1988 refers to this as "multiple parentag…
Three Stravinsky Analyses: Petrushka, Scene 1 (to Rehearsal No. 8);The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 3 ("In a foolish dream");Requiem Canticles, "Exaudi
Most published work in our field privileges theory over analysis, with analysis acting as a subordinate testing ground and exemplification for a theory. Reversing that customary polarity, this article analyzes three works by Stravinsky (Petrushka, The Rake's Progress, Requiem Canticles) with a relative minimum of theoretical preconceptions and with the simple aim, in David Lewin's words, of "hearing the piece[s] better
Normalizing the Abnormal: Disability in Music and Music Theory
The emerging interdisciplinary field of disability studies takes as its subject matter the historical, social, and cultural construction of disability. After a brief introduction to disability studies, this article explores the interconnected histories of disability and music as they are manifested in three theoretical approaches to late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Western art music (the musical Formenlehre and the tonal theories of …
Caring for Stravinsky
SMT 1997 Plenary Session: Introductory Remarks
The Society for Music Theory celebrates its twentieth anniversary amid the growing diversity of our field. Six of our most distinguished members have been asked to talk about what has interested them most in the past ten years, since our tenth-anniversary celebration in 1987 at the Eastman School of Music
The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger
1. Introduction 2. Elements of a style 3. Six analyses 4. Crawford's music in its context Biography Index
The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger
Post-structuralism and Music Theory: A Response to Adam Krims (MTO 0.11)
In a recent article in this journal, Adam Krims has argued that mainstream music theory, with its organicist bias, is fundamentally incompatible with post-structuralist thought. This comentary is a defense of theory-based analysis in a postmodern world
Words about Music
Normalizing the Abnormal: Disability in Music and Music Theory
The emerging interdisciplinary field of disability studies takes as its subject matter the historical, social, and cultural construction of disability. After a brief introduction to disability studies, this article explores the interconnected histories of disability and music as they are manifested in three theoretical approaches to late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Western art music (the musical Formenlehre and the tonal theories of …
Three Stravinsky Analyses: Petrushka, Scene 1 (to Rehearsal No. 8);The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 3 ("In a foolish dream");Requiem Canticles, "Exaudi
Most published work in our field privileges theory over analysis, with analysis acting as a subordinate testing ground and exemplification for a theory. Reversing that customary polarity, this article analyzes three works by Stravinsky (Petrushka, The Rake's Progress, Requiem Canticles) with a relative minimum of theoretical preconceptions and with the simple aim, in David Lewin's words, of "hearing the piece[s] better
Total Voice Leading
The total voice leading between sets X and Y is defined as the complete collection of ordered pc intervals formed between the pcs in X and the pcs in Y. These interval multisets (imultisets) describe the sonic signature of the motion from X to Y, and they always have the property of transpositional combination. In some cases, the same total voice leading may be produced by different pairs of X and Y (Cohn 1988 refers to this as "multiple parentag…
Words about Music
Post-structuralism and Music Theory: A Response to Adam Krims (MTO 0.11)
In a recent article in this journal, Adam Krims has argued that mainstream music theory, with its organicist bias, is fundamentally incompatible with post-structuralist thought. This comentary is a defense of theory-based analysis in a postmodern world
The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger
The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger
1. Introduction 2. Elements of a style 3. Six analyses 4. Crawford's music in its context Biography Index
SMT 1997 Plenary Session: Introductory Remarks
The Society for Music Theory celebrates its twentieth anniversary amid the growing diversity of our field. Six of our most distinguished members have been asked to talk about what has interested them most in the past ten years, since our tenth-anniversary celebration in 1987 at the Eastman School of Music
Caring for Stravinsky
Normalizing the Abnormal: Disability in Music and Music Theory
The emerging interdisciplinary field of disability studies takes as its subject matter the historical, social, and cultural construction of disability. After a brief introduction to disability studies, this article explores the interconnected histories of disability and music as they are manifested in three theoretical approaches to late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Western art music (the musical Formenlehre and the tonal theories of …
Three Stravinsky Analyses: Petrushka, Scene 1 (to Rehearsal No. 8);The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 3 ("In a foolish dream");Requiem Canticles, "Exaudi
Most published work in our field privileges theory over analysis, with analysis acting as a subordinate testing ground and exemplification for a theory. Reversing that customary polarity, this article analyzes three works by Stravinsky (Petrushka, The Rake's Progress, Requiem Canticles) with a relative minimum of theoretical preconceptions and with the simple aim, in David Lewin's words, of "hearing the piece[s] better
Total Voice Leading
The total voice leading between sets X and Y is defined as the complete collection of ordered pc intervals formed between the pcs in X and the pcs in Y. These interval multisets (imultisets) describe the sonic signature of the motion from X to Y, and they always have the property of transpositional combination. In some cases, the same total voice leading may be produced by different pairs of X and Y (Cohn 1988 refers to this as "multiple parentag…
The Melodic Organization of The Rite of Spring
Most previous analytical studies of The Rite of Spring have focused on its harmony and rhythm. This article shifts attention to its melodies—mostly short fragments that move repetitively within a narrow registral frame—and shows that they take on expressive meanings closely linked with the work’s dramatic scenario. In addition to operating in the manner of Wagnerian leitmotivs in relation to characters or dramatic situations, they are often bound…
Musicology and Musical Analysis (9 works) · Art (8 works) · Visual arts (6 works) · Art history (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Communication (2 works)