Henry Klumpenhouwer
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Henry Klumpenhouwer is a musicologist and professor at the University of Alberta
. A former PhD student of David Lewin
and the inventor of Klumpenhouwer network
s, which are named after him. He is the editor of Music Theory Spectrum
.
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
. A former PhD student of David Lewin
David Lewin
David Lewin was an American music theorist, music critic and composer. Called "the most original and far-ranging theorist of his generation" , he did his most influential theoretical work on the development of transformational theory, which involves the application of mathematical group theory to...
and the inventor of Klumpenhouwer network
Klumpenhouwer network
A "Klumpenhouwer Network", named after its inventor, Canadian music theorist and former doctoral student of David Lewin's at Harvard, Henry Klumpenhouwer, is, "any network that uses T and/or I operations [ transposition or inversion] to interpret interrelations among pcs" [ pitch class sets]...
s, which are named after him. He is the editor of Music Theory Spectrum
Music Theory Spectrum
Music Theory Spectrum is a peer-reviewed, academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It is the official journal of the , 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...
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External links
- "Our People - Theory - Music", UAlberta.Ca.
- "Faculty", Mannes College The New School for Music.
- "Henry Klumpenhouwer", Academia.edu.