[Smt-talk] Female theorists in history

[Deborah Stein]

An interesting woman theorist in the early years of Schenker dissemination
in the US was Adele Katz.  I believe David Carson Berry has written about
her.  Despite being published, she hasn't been considered on the same
level as those Schenkerians in her circle.

Deborah

Deborah Stein
Music Theory Department
New England Conservatory
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On 10/16/11 9:10 AM, "donnadoyle" <donnadoyle at att.net> wrote:

>This prompts my recall of a class discussion in Joel Lester's History
>of Theory course at the CUNY Graduate Center in the '90s: Music theory
>before the modern era required mastery of the Latin language--even
>educated noble women were limited to the vernacular. As for the 19th
>c., we know how C Schumann and F Mendelssohn fared. Even I only a few
>decades ago, while being the pride and joy of my HS math and Latin
>teachers, was castigated by my mother and female classmates for being
>"so smart" (and pulled out of Latin class by my mother before my
>senior year). I'm sure other gifted women have stories to tell. One
>early 20th c woman who did succeed at  "hard" thinking akin to music
>theory is Suzanne Langer, philosopher.
>
>Best regards,
>Donna Doyle
>Queens College CUNY
>Flushing, NY
>718.997.3800
>
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>---------------
>
>On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:43 PM, John Snyder <JLSnyder at uh.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Collective Wisdom,
>>
>> A student, looking for a paper topic, has inquired about the
>> possibility of writing
>> on a female theorist (or several), in historical context. I know a
>> number of outstanding
>> female theorists, but must admit that all of them are living, and
>> wouldn't make
>> good subjects for the paper in question. Help, anyone?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> John
>>
>> -- 
>> John L. Snyder
>> Professor of Music Theory and Musicology
>> Moores School of Music
>> University of Houston
>> 713-743-3143
>> JLSnyder at uh.edu
>>
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