[Smt-talk] Female theorists in history

[JAY RAHN]

If solmization is considered an aspect of music theory (indeed, Guido was mentioned in this thread), Sarah Ann Glover would be a prime candidate. Her Norwich method was adapted by John Curwen, whose closely related tonic sol-fa method took root throughout the British Empire: a very rich topic in the history of applied music theory for an undergraduate to research. 

Jay Rahn, York University (Toronto) 



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>From: Andrew Westerhaus <westeraj at gmail.com>
>To: John Snyder <JLSnyder at uh.edu>
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>Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 10:13:20 PM
>Subject: Re: [Smt-talk] Female theorists in history
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>Dear John (and list),
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>Regarding the original posting, there is a rather obscure pedagogical treatise by a female Scottish theorist that uses games to teach elementary music theory and dates from 1803: 
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>Anne Gunn (late Young), An introduction to music in which the elementary parts of the science, and the principles of thorough bass and modulation, as illustrated by the musical games and apparatus, are fully and familiarly explained, with copious examples: together with a description of the apparatus, compleat directions for playing the several games, with introductory and additional games, illustrating the different cliffs on a plan entirely new (Edinburgh: Muir, Wood and Company, 1803). [OCLC: 45716748]
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>Cheers,
>Andrew
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>Andrew Westerhaus
>Ph.D. candidate, History and theory of music
>University of Chicago
>westeraj at uchicago.edu
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>On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:43 PM, John Snyder <JLSnyder at uh.edu> wrote:
>> Dear Collective Wisdom,
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>> 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
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>> --
>> 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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