"Carl Schachter is, by common consent, one of the three or four most important music theorists currently at work in North America. He is the preeminent practitioner in the world of the Schenkerian approach to the music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which focuses on the linear organization of music and now dominates discussions of the standard repertoire in university courses and in professional journals. His articles have a ..."
"Carl Schachter is the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. His articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose. Yet, perhaps his greatest impact has been felt in the classroom. At the Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School of Music, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and at special pedagogical ev ..."
Unfoldings(1st Edition) Essays in Schenkerian Theory and Analysis by Carl Schachter, JosephN. Straus, JosephNathanStraus Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1998 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512013-4, ISBN: 0-19-512013-2
"Carl Schachter is, by common consent, one of the three or four most important music theorists currently at work in North America. He is the preeminent practitioner in the world of the Schenkerian approach to the music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which focuses on the linear organization of music and now dominates discussions of the standard repertoire in university courses and in professional journals. His articles have a ..."
"Disability, understood as culturally stigmatized bodily difference (including physical and mental impairments of all kinds), is a pervasive and permanent aspect of the human condition. While the biology of bodily difference is the proper study for science and medicine, the meaning that we attach to bodily difference is the proper study of humanists. The interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies has recently emerged to theorize socia ..."
"Disability, understood as culturally stigmatized bodily difference (including physical and mental impairments of all kinds), is a pervasive and permanent aspect of the human condition. While the biology of bodily difference is the proper study for science and medicine, the meaning that we attach to bodily difference is the proper study of humanists. The interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies has recently emerged to theorize socia ..."
Elements of Music 4e(4th Edition) by JosephNathanStraus 496 Pages, Published 2021 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-754193-7, ISBN: 0-19-754193-3
""An interactive, flexible, and musical program for today's fundamentals courses"--"
Broken Beauty Musical Modernism and the Representation of Disability by JosephNathanStraus Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-087120-8, ISBN: 0-19-087120-2
"Preeminent music theorist and leader in the study of music and disability Joseph Straus presents a truly groundbreaking take on musical modernism--demonstrating in an expansive and vivid multimedia presentation that modernist music is inextricably entwined with attitudes toward disability. In Broken Beauty, Straus argues that the most characteristic features of musical modernism--fractured forms, immobilized harmonies, conflicting textu ..."
Twelve-Tone Music in America(Reprint) (Music in the Twentieth Century) by JosephNathanStraus Paperback, 326 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-63731-3, ISBN: 1-107-63731-7
"Most histories of American music have ignored the presence of twelve-tone music before and during the Second World War, and virtually all have ignored its presence after 1970, even though so many major composers continued (and continue) to compose serially. This book provides a comprehensive history of twelve-tone music in America, and compels a revised picture of American music since 1925 as a dynamic steady-state within which twelve-t ..."
Extraordinary Measures(1st Edition) Disability in Music by JosephNathanStraus Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-976645-1, ISBN: 0-19-976645-2
"Approaching disability as a cultural construction rather than a medical pathology, this book studies the impact of disability and concepts of disability on composers, performers, and listeners with disabilities, as well as on discourse about music and works of music themselves. For composers with disabilities--like Beethoven, Delius, and Schumann--awareness of the disability sharply inflects critical reception. For performers with dis ..."
Twelve-Tone Music in America(1st Edition) (Music in the Twentieth Century) by JosephNathanStraus Hardcover, 326 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-89955-0, ISBN: 0-521-89955-9
"Most histories of American music have ignored the presence of twelve-tone music before and during the Second World War, and virtually all have ignored its presence after 1970, even though so many major composers continued (and continue) to compose serially. This 2009 book provides a comprehensive history of twelve-tone music in America, and compels a revised picture of American music since 1925 as a dynamic steady-state within which twe ..."
The Art of Post-Tonal Analysis Thirty-Three Graphic Music Analyses (Paperback or Softback) by JosephNathanStraus Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2022 by Oxford University Press Inc, New York ISBN-13: 978-0-19-754398-6, ISBN: 0-19-754398-7
""This book consists of analyses of thirty-three musical passages or entire short works in a variety of post-tonal styles. The works under study are taken from throughout the long twentieth century, from 1909 to the present."
Extraordinary Measures(1st Edition) Disability in Music by JosephNathanStraus Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-976646-8, ISBN: 0-19-976646-0
"Approaching disability as a cultural construction rather than a medical pathology, this book studies the impact of disability and concepts of disability on composers, performers, and listeners with disabilities, as well as on discourse about music and works of music themselves. For composers with disabilities--like Beethoven, Delius, and Schumann--awareness of the disability sharply inflects critical reception. For performers with dis ..."
Elements of Music(Updated) by JosephNathanStraus Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2013 by Pearson Education Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-292-02683-1, ISBN: 1-292-02683-9
" ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. ..."
Elements of Music(3rd Edition) by JosephN. Straus Sheet Music, 480 Pages, Published 2011 by Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-205-00709-7, ISBN: 0-205-00709-0
" The Fundamentals Text That Emphasizes Music Making This music fundamentals textbook is for both aspiring music majors and non-majors. Based on an anthology of works from music literature, it features clear, concise explanations, extensive written exercises, and a variety of suggested in-class activities. It emphasizes process of making music–emphasizing, at every stage, that music is to be heard and made–not merely seen and l ..."
"The classic survey of the field, retooled for a new generation of students. Now published by Norton, Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, with additional coverage of transformational theory and voice leading. The Fourth Edition helps students identify key theoretical points and guides them through the process of analysis, while also offering new recently composed ..."
"The music theory text that students read and understand. Authors Burstein and Straus combine decades of teaching experience with concise prose, carefully curated musical examples, and a robust, skill-sharpening media program to illuminate the essential concepts of music theory. "
" For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Twentieth-Century Techniques, and Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis taken by music majors. A primer–rather than a survey–this text offers exceptionally clear, simple explanations of basic theoretical concepts for the post-tonal music of the twentieth century. Emphasizing hands-on contact with the music–through playing, singing, listening, and analyzing–it provides six chapters on theor ..."
"The newly emerged interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies offers a sociopolitical analysis of disability, focusing on its social construction, and shifting attention from biology to culture. In the past fifteen years, disability-related scholarly work has been undertaken in a variety of disciplines, and disability now occupies a central place in cultural analysis, along with well-established categories like race/ethnicity, gender, ..."
Extraordinary Measures Disability in Music by JosephNathanStraus 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-983030-5, ISBN: 0-19-983030-4
"This marked the entrance of Disability Studies onto the main stage of North
American musicology, and the participants on that panel (Maria Cizmic, Brian
Hyer, Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, Neil Lerner, Jay Rahn, and Amy Vidali) have
formed the nucleus of a small but growing community that has sustained me ever
since. Several of the participants later contributed to a collection of essays I
coedited with Neil Lerner (Sounding Off: Theor ..."
Elements of Music,(2nd Edition) (Text only) by JosephNathanStraus Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2007 by Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-13-158415-0, ISBN: 0-13-158415-4
"For courses in Music Fundamentals. Immersed in musical literature, and written by a leader in the field of music theory, this text covers all of the basic topics: music notation; rhythm; scales; intervals; triads; and basic harmonic progressions. It engages students in the process of making music--emphasizing, at every stage, that music is to be heard and made--not merely seen and learned as theoretical concepts in the abstract."