Steve Larson

Biographic Data

ID3861412
NAMESteve Larson
GIVEN NAMESSteve
FAMILY NAMELarson
SIGNATURELARSON S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oregon
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX1

  • Musical Forces

    Steve Larson, B Larson et al.BOOKMusical forces2012

  • Expressive Meaning and Musical Structure, Chapter 1 ofSchenkerian Analysis

    Open AccessSteve Larson, S B LarsonARTICLEMusic Theory Online2012References: 3

    At the time of his death, Steve Larson had competed roughly eleven chapters of a textbook on Schenkerian analysis.The book brings together three key elements not found in a textbook of its kind: 1) an emphasis on expressive meaning and musical forces, 2) a recognition of the central role of pattern in musical experience, and 3) step-by-step instruction in creating and correcting analyses (which Larson called the "strict use" of analytic notation,…

  • Report on the 2008 Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Theory

    Open AccessHenry Martins, Henry Martin et al.ARTICLEMusic Theory Online2008

    College of Music), the Mannes Institute is best described as a high-level think tank for professional music scholars. It provides participants with the opportunity to study selected topics in depth in an intimate collegial setting more like a classroom than a conventional academic conference. In addition to plenary sessions and roundtable discussions, a rotating faculty of internationally renowned music scholars offers intensive workshops, each l…

  • Feldman, Victor

    Steve Larson, Barry KernfeldCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Frishberg, Dave

    Steve Larson, Barry KernfeldCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Hawes, Hampton (jazz)

    Steve Larson, S B Larson et al.CHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Bryant, Ray

    Steve Larson, Barry KernfeldCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • "Something in the Way She Moves"-Metaphors of Musical Motion

    Mark L Johnson, Steve Larson et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2003

    Our most fundamental concepts of musical motion and space, used by laypeople and music theorists alike, are defined by conceptual metaphors that are based on our experience of physical motion. We analyze the 3 most important metaphors of musical motion: the "MOVING MUSIC" metaphor, the "MUSICAL LANDSCAPE" metaphor, and the "MOVING FORCE" metaphor. We show how each metaphor is grounded in a particular basic experience of physical motion and physic…

  • Recapitulation Recomposition in the Sonata-Form First Movements of Haydn's String Quartets

    Open AccessSteve Larson, S B LarsonARTICLEMusic Analysis2003Cited by: 3

  • "Dave McKenna's Performance of "Have You Met Miss Jones

    Steve Larson, S B LarsonARTICLEAmerican Music1993

    Dave McKenna plays jazz piano with uncommon power and grace. His improvisations are not only hard-swinging and emotionally direct, they are also technically impressive and intelligently constructed. Yet his playing is not well-known or widely appreciated. Why? Perhaps it is because his style, rooted in the swing era but influenced by aspects of modern-jazz phrasing, is more traditional than path-breaking. Perhaps it is because his allegiance to l…