Music Theory Spectrum
Encyclopedia
Music Theory Spectrum is a peer-reviewed, academic journal
specializing in music theory
and analysis
. It is the official journal of the Society for Music Theory (SMT), and is published by University of California Press
in Berkeley, California
. The journal was first published in 1979 as the official organ of the SMT, which had been founded in 1977 and had its first conference in 1978. Unlike many other journals (music or otherwise), Music Theory Spectrum chose an oblong (landscape) page format
, in order to accommodate better such musical figures as Schenkerian
graphs.
Published twice annually, Music Theory Spectrum includes research articles and book reviews. Online access to back issues of the journal is provided through JSTOR
. In a 1999 study, it was the seventh most frequently cited journal in music theses overall, and the third most frequently cited journal in music theory theses.
Music Theory Spectrum is currently edited by Henry Klumpenhouwer
. Its first editor was Bryan Simms, and other past editors have included Joel Lester, Philip Lambert, and Daniel Harrison.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
specializing in music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
and analysis
Musical analysis
Musical analysis is the attempt to answer the question how does this music work?. The method employed to answer this question, and indeed exactly what is meant by the question, differs from analyst to analyst, and according to the purpose of the analysis. According to Ian Bent , analysis is "an...
. It is the official journal of the Society for Music Theory (SMT), and is published by University of California Press
University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. The journal was first published in 1979 as the official organ of the SMT, which had been founded in 1977 and had its first conference in 1978. Unlike many other journals (music or otherwise), Music Theory Spectrum chose an oblong (landscape) page format
Page orientation
Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape...
, in order to accommodate better such musical figures as Schenkerian
Schenkerian analysis
Schenkerian analysis is a method of musical analysis of tonal music based on the theories of Heinrich Schenker. The goal of a Schenkerian analysis is to interpret the underlying structure of a tonal work. The theory's basic tenets can be viewed as a way of defining tonality in music...
graphs.
Published twice annually, Music Theory Spectrum includes research articles and book reviews. Online access to back issues of the journal is provided through JSTOR
JSTOR
JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995. It provides its member institutions full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known journals, dating back to 1665 in the case of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society...
. In a 1999 study, it was the seventh most frequently cited journal in music theses overall, and the third most frequently cited journal in music theory theses.
Music Theory Spectrum is currently edited by Henry Klumpenhouwer
Henry Klumpenhouwer
Henry Klumpenhouwer is a musicologist and professor at the University of Alberta. A former PhD student of David Lewin and the inventor of Klumpenhouwer networks, which are named after him. He is the editor of Music Theory Spectrum.-Bibliography:...
. Its first editor was Bryan Simms, and other past editors have included Joel Lester, Philip Lambert, and Daniel Harrison.