Daniel Harrison
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Daniel Harrison is a music theorist, author
, and current Chairman of the Department of Music at Yale University
. Most interested in tonal theory, Harrison wrote his dissertation at Yale (PhD '86), which eventually became Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music: A Renewed Dualist Theory and an Account of Its Precedents (1994). Also interested in pop music, particularly The Beach Boys
, he appeared in the Don Was documentary Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
(1995). During his tenure at Yale, he was named the Allen Forte
Professor of Music Theory in 2006 and Chairman in 2007.
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, and current Chairman of the Department of Music at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. Most interested in tonal theory, Harrison wrote his dissertation at Yale (PhD '86), which eventually became Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music: A Renewed Dualist Theory and an Account of Its Precedents (1994). Also interested in pop music, particularly The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, he appeared in the Don Was documentary Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
-Chart performance:I Just Wasn't Made for These Times reached #59 on the UK album charts. It did not chart in the U.S....
(1995). During his tenure at Yale, he was named the Allen Forte
Allen Forte
Allen Forte is a music theorist and musicologist. He was born in Portland, Oregon and fought in the Navy at the close of World War II before moving to the East Coast. He is now Battell Professor of Music, Emeritus at Yale University...
Professor of Music Theory in 2006 and Chairman in 2007.