
The Society for Music Theory
The Society for Music Theory was founded in 1977 to promote,
facilitate, and provide a forum for the exchange of information and
ideas pertaining to music theory and its teaching. The Society holds an
annual meeting, publishes two journals (
Music Theory Spectrum and
Music Theory Online) and encourages scholarly excellence by giving awards for outstanding publications in music theory.
Music Theory Spectrum
Editor(s): Severine Neff
Published for: The Society for Music Theory
A leading journal in the field and an official publication of the Society for Music Theory,
Music Theory Spectrum features articles on a wide range of topics in music theory and analysis, including aesthetics, critical theory and hermeneutics, history of theory, post-tonal theory, linear analysis, rhythm, music cognition, and the analysis of popular musics. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary articles revealing intersections with topics in other fields such as ethnomusicology, mathematics, musicology, philosophy, psychology, and performance.
For further information about
Music Theory Spectrum, please visit the
Society for Music Theory homepage.
To join the Society for Music theory, please follow
this link. Membership in the Society includes a subscription to
Music Theory Spectrum.