SettingsMusic theorists
Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain
Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain, Erenagh of Cong and Irish musician, died 1226.
Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain, Erenagh of Cong and Irish musician, died 1226.
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi known in the West as Alpharabius, was a Persian or Turkish scientist and philosopher of the Islamic world.
Al-Farabi known in the West as Alpharabius, was a Persian or Turkish scientist and philosopher of the Islamic world.
Amerus
Amerus (also Aluredus, Annuerus, Aumerus) was a 13th century English music theorist who lived in Italy.
Amerus (also Aluredus, Annuerus, Aumerus) was a 13th century English music theorist who lived in Italy.
Anatol Vieru
Anatol Vieru was a music theoretician, influential pedagogue, and a leading Romanian-Jewish composer of the 20th century.
Anatol Vieru was a music theoretician, influential pedagogue, and a leading Romanian-Jewish composer of the 20th century.
Anonymous IV
Anonymous IV is the designation given to the writer of an important treatise of medieval music theory.
Anonymous IV is the designation given to the writer of an important treatise of medieval music theory.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Aurelian of Réôme
Aurelian of Réôme (Aurelianus Reomensis) (fl.
Aurelian of Réôme (Aurelianus Reomensis) (fl.
Axis system
In music, the axis system is a system of analysis originating in the work of Ernő Lendvai, which he developed in his analysis of the music of Béla Bartók.
In music, the axis system is a system of analysis originating in the work of Ernő Lendvai, which he developed in his analysis of the music of Béla Bartók.
Bénigne de Bacilly
Bertrand "Bénigne" de Bacilly (Normandy c. 1625 - Paris 27 September 1690), was a French composer and music theorist, a reformer of the air de cour according to the theories of Pierre de Nyert.
Bertrand "Bénigne" de Bacilly (Normandy c. 1625 - Paris 27 September 1690), was a French composer and music theorist, a reformer of the air de cour according to the theories of Pierre de Nyert.
Edgar Willems
Edgar Willems was a Belgian artist and musician.
Edgar Willems was a Belgian artist and musician.
Felix Salzer
Felix Salzer (June 13, 1904–August 12, 1986) was an Austrian-American music theorist, musicologist and pedagogue.
Felix Salzer (June 13, 1904–August 12, 1986) was an Austrian-American music theorist, musicologist and pedagogue.
Giovanni Andrea Bontempi
Giovanni Andrea Bontempi was an Italian castrato singer, later composer, historian, music theorist, and assistant kapellmeister to Heinrich Schütz at Dresden from 1657.
Giovanni Andrea Bontempi was an Italian castrato singer, later composer, historian, music theorist, and assistant kapellmeister to Heinrich Schütz at Dresden from 1657.
Heinrich Schenker
Heinrich Schenker was a music theorist, best known for his approach to musical analysis, now usually called Schenkerian analysis.
Heinrich Schenker was a music theorist, best known for his approach to musical analysis, now usually called Schenkerian analysis.
Jacob of Liège
Jacob of Liège, aka Jacobus Leodiensis or Jacques de Liège, is believed to have written the Speculum Musicae, The Mirror of Music, during the second quarter of the 14th century.
Jacob of Liège, aka Jacobus Leodiensis or Jacques de Liège, is believed to have written the Speculum Musicae, The Mirror of Music, during the second quarter of the 14th century.
Jerome of Moravia
Jerome of Moravia (or Hieronymus de Moravia) (died after 1271) was a medieval music theorist.
Jerome of Moravia (or Hieronymus de Moravia) (died after 1271) was a medieval music theorist.
Jing Fang
Jing Fang, born Li Fang, courtesy name Junming, was born in present-day Puyang, Henan during the Han Dynasty.
Jing Fang, born Li Fang, courtesy name Junming, was born in present-day Puyang, Henan during the Han Dynasty.
Johann Michael Bach (1745-1820)
Johann Michael Bach (Leipzig 1745–1820) was a German composer, lawyer and music theorist.
Johann Michael Bach (Leipzig 1745–1820) was a German composer, lawyer and music theorist.
Johannes Ciconia
Johannes Ciconia ( – between 10 June and 12 July 1412) was a late medieval composer and music theorist who worked most of his adult life in Italy, particularly in the service of the Papal ...
Johannes Ciconia ( – between 10 June and 12 July 1412) was a late medieval composer and music theorist who worked most of his adult life in Italy, particularly in the service of the Papal ...
Johannes Scotus Eriugena
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
Johannes Tinctoris
Johannes Tinctoris was a Flemish composer and music theorist of the Renaissance.
Johannes Tinctoris was a Flemish composer and music theorist of the Renaissance.
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as ישר מקנדיא, Yashar Mi-Qandia or by the Italians as Jacopo de Candia (June 16, 1591 – October 16, 1655) was a rabbi, author, physicia...
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as ישר מקנדיא, Yashar Mi-Qandia or by the Italians as Jacopo de Candia (June 16, 1591 – October 16, 1655) was a rabbi, author, physicia...
Lodewijk Heyligen
Lodewijk Heyligen was a Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist who served as the master of music of cardinal Giovanni Colonna in Avignon, where he became one of the closest friends of the I...
Lodewijk Heyligen was a Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist who served as the master of music of cardinal Giovanni Colonna in Avignon, where he became one of the closest friends of the I...
Marcin Łukaszewski (musician)
Marcin Łukaszewski, born 20 November 1972 in Częstochowa, Poland, is a pianist, music theorist and composer graduated in 1996 by the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
Marcin Łukaszewski, born 20 November 1972 in Częstochowa, Poland, is a pianist, music theorist and composer graduated in 1996 by the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
Martianus Capella
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella was a pagan writer of Late Antiquity, one of the earliest developers of the system of the seven liberal arts that structured early medieval education.
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella was a pagan writer of Late Antiquity, one of the earliest developers of the system of the seven liberal arts that structured early medieval education.
Mikhail Mishaqa
Mikhail Mishaqa (1800-1888 or 1889; ميخائيل مشاقة; also transliterated Mikha'il Mishaqah, Mīkhā 'īl Mishāqā, Miha’İl Mishaqa) born in Rashmayyā, Lebanon is "the first historian of modern O...
Mikhail Mishaqa (1800-1888 or 1889; ميخائيل مشاقة; also transliterated Mikha'il Mishaqah, Mīkhā 'īl Mishāqā, Miha’İl Mishaqa) born in Rashmayyā, Lebanon is "the first historian of modern O...
Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib al-Alami
Muhammad ibn Tayyib al-'Alami (d.
Muhammad ibn Tayyib al-'Alami (d.
Music Theory Online
Music Theory Online (ISSN 1067-3040), or MTO, is a peer-reviewed, academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis.
Music Theory Online (ISSN 1067-3040), or MTO, is a peer-reviewed, academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis.
Nicholas Mercator
Nicholas Mercator, also known by his Germanic name Kauffmann, was a 17th-century mathematician.
Nicholas Mercator, also known by his Germanic name Kauffmann, was a 17th-century mathematician.
Nikolai Roslavets
Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets was a significant Soviet modernist composer.
Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets was a significant Soviet modernist composer.
Nikolay Diletsky
Nikolay Diletsky (Микола Дилецкий, Mykola Dyletsky, Николай Павлович Дилецкий, Nikolay Pavlovich Diletsky, Nikolai Diletskii, Mikołaj Dylecki, also Mikolaj Dylecki, Nikolai Dilezki, etc.) (c.
Nikolay Diletsky (Микола Дилецкий, Mykola Dyletsky, Николай Павлович Дилецкий, Nikolay Pavlovich Diletsky, Nikolai Diletskii, Mikołaj Dylecki, also Mikolaj Dylecki, Nikolai Dilezki, etc.) (c.
Philip Herschkowitz
Philipp Herschkowitz (Filip Herşcovici; Russian: Филипп Гершкович, Filipp Gershkovich) (September 7, 1906 – January 5, 1989) was a Romanian-born composer and music theorist, pupil of A...
Philipp Herschkowitz (Filip Herşcovici; Russian: Филипп Гершкович, Filipp Gershkovich) (September 7, 1906 – January 5, 1989) was a Romanian-born composer and music theorist, pupil of A...
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi or Safi al-Din Abd al-Mu'min ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi was a Kurdish renowned musician and writer on the theory of music.
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi or Safi al-Din Abd al-Mu'min ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi was a Kurdish renowned musician and writer on the theory of music.
Scolica enchiriadis
Scolica enchiriadis is an anonymous ninth-century music theory treatise and commentary on its companion work, the Musica enchiriadis.
Scolica enchiriadis is an anonymous ninth-century music theory treatise and commentary on its companion work, the Musica enchiriadis.
Sebald Heyden
Sebald Heyden (8 December 1499 – 9 July 1561) was a German musicologist, cantor, theologian, hymn-writer and religious poet.
Sebald Heyden (8 December 1499 – 9 July 1561) was a German musicologist, cantor, theologian, hymn-writer and religious poet.
Shohé Tanaka
Shohé Tanaka was a Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor.
Shohé Tanaka was a Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor.
Vicente Lusitano
Vicente Lusitano (died after 1561) was a Portuguese music composer and theorist of the late Renaissance.
Vicente Lusitano (died after 1561) was a Portuguese music composer and theorist of the late Renaissance.
Wesley S. B. Woolhouse
Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse (May 6, 1809 - 1893) was an actuary with diverse interests in music theory, the design of steam locomotives, measurements, and many other fields, publishing books ...
Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse (May 6, 1809 - 1893) was an actuary with diverse interests in music theory, the design of steam locomotives, measurements, and many other fields, publishing books ...
William Sethares
William A. Sethares (born April 19, 1955) is an American music theorist and professor of Electrical engineering and who is known primarily for his contributions to music theory, including dynami...
William A. Sethares (born April 19, 1955) is an American music theorist and professor of Electrical engineering and who is known primarily for his contributions to music theory, including dynami...
Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé
Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé (May 31, 1804 – August 21, 1864) was a French music theorist and music teacher.
Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé (May 31, 1804 – August 21, 1864) was a French music theorist and music teacher.