Journal of Music Theory

The Journal of Music Theory is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It was established by David Kraehenbuehl (Yale University) in 1957.

DisciplineMusic

LanguageEnglish

History1957–present

Publisher

Duke University Press for the Yale Department of Music (United States)

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Journal of Music Theory

Discipline	Music
Language	English
Publication details
History	1957–present
Publisher	Duke University Press for the Yale Department of Music (United States)
Frequency	Biannual
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ISO 4	J. Music Theory
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ISSN	0022-2909 (print) 1941-7497 (web)
JSTOR	jmusictheory
Links
Journal homepage Journal of Music Theory at Yale Department of Music

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According to its website, "[t]he Journal of Music Theory fosters conceptual and technical innovations in abstract, systematic musical thought and cultivates the historical study of musical concepts and compositional techniques. The journal publishes research with important and broad applications in the analysis of music and the history of music theory as well as theoretical or metatheoretical work that engages and stimulates ongoing discourse in the field. While remaining true to its original formalist outlook, the journal also addresses the influences of philosophy, mathematics, computer science, cognitive sciences, and anthropology on music theory."^[1]

The journal is edited by Richard Cohn.^[2] It has a long and distinguished history of past editors, including Allen Forte.^[3]