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''Perspectives of New Music'' (PNM) is a
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specializing in
music theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...
and
analysis Analysis ( : analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (38 ...
. It was established in 1962 by Arthur Berger and
Benjamin Boretz Benjamin Aaron Boretz (born October 3, 1934) is an American composer and music theorist. Life and work Benjamin Boretz was born in Brooklyn, New York to Abraham Jacob Boretz and Leah (Yullis) Boretz. He graduated with a degree in music from Br ...
(who were its initial
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). ''Perspectives'' was first published by the
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, initially supported by the Fromm Music Foundation.David Carson Berry, "''Journal of Music Theory'' under Allen Forte's Editorship," ''
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. According to its website, " e ''Journal of Music Theory'' fosters c ...
'' 50/1 (2006), 21, n49.
The first issue was favorably reviewed in the ''
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. According to its website, " e ''Journal of Music Theory'' fosters c ...
'', which observed that Berger and Boretz had produced "a first issue which sustains such a high quality of interest and cogency among its articles that one suspects the long delay preceding the yet-unborn Spring 1963 issue may reflect a scarcity of material up to their standard".
However, as the journal's editorial "perspective" coalesced, Fromm became—in the words of David Gable—disenchanted with the "exclusive viewpoint
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came to dominate" it. "However intrinsically valuable the kinds of analytic approaches that came to typify it may ave been ''Perspectives'' ecamein essence a highly specialized theory journal for contemporary music. For a decade, Fromm and certain members of the advisory board attempted to broaden the journal's scope, and when the editorial board ... refused to return to the original conception, Fromm withdrew his funding in 1972.David Carson Berry, "''Journal of Music Theory'' under Allen Forte's Editorship," ''
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. According to its website, " e ''Journal of Music Theory'' fosters c ...
'' 50/1 (2006), 21, n49, quoting David Gable, "Paul Fromm in American Musical Life", in ''A Life for New Music: Selected Papers of Paul Fromm'', edited by David Gable and
Christoph Wolff Christoph Wolff (born 24 May 1940) is a German musicologist. He is best known for his works on the music, life, and period of Johann Sebastian Bach. Christoph Wolff is an emeritus professor of Harvard University, and was part of the faculty sinc ...
, ix–xviii (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Department of Music, 1988), xv.
When Fromm discontinued his support, ''Perspectives of New Music'' formed an independent corporation, which has continued its publication. Boretz edited the journal from 1962 through 1983, with co-editors Berger (1962–1964),
Edward T. Cone Edward Toner Cone (May 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, and philanthropist. Life and career Cone was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He studied composition under Roger Sessions at Prince ...
(1968–1972), and
Elaine Barkin Elaine "Ray" Barkin née Radoff (December 15, 1932 – February 22, 2023) was an American composer, writer, and educator. Early life Elaine Radoff was born in The Bronx, New York City, lived in the Amalgamated Houses, attended Bronx High School ...
(1972–1983).
John Rahn John Rahn, born on February 26, 1944, in New York City, is a music theorist, composer, bassoonist, and Professor of Music at the University of Washington School of Music, Seattle. A former student of Milton Babbitt and Benjamin Boretz, he was e ...
was editor from 1983 until 1993, and Boretz again in 1994/95. From 1995 until 2000, there was a group of five editors: Joseph Dubiel, Marion Guck, Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, Andrew Mead, and Stephen Peles. Musicologist
Jerome Kohl Jerome Joseph Kohl (November 27, 1946 – August 4, 2020) was an American musicologist, academic journal editor, and recorder teacher. A music theorist at the University of Washington, he became recognized internationally as an authority on the ...
was the journal's managing editor from 1985 to 1999. The current editors are Boretz, Robert Morris, and Rahn.


References


Further reading

* 2012. "A History of Perspectives on the Occasion of Our 50th Anniversary" (collection of short articles and interviews conducted by Rachel S. Vandagriff). ''Perspectives of New Music'' 50, nos. 1 and 2 (Winter–Summer): 6–243. * Berger, Arthur, and
Benjamin Boretz Benjamin Aaron Boretz (born October 3, 1934) is an American composer and music theorist. Life and work Benjamin Boretz was born in Brooklyn, New York to Abraham Jacob Boretz and Leah (Yullis) Boretz. He graduated with a degree in music from Br ...
. 1987. "A Conversation about ''Perspectives''", transcribed by Marjorie Tichenor. ''Perspectives of New Music'' 25, nos. 1–2, 25th Anniversary Issue (Winter-Summer): 592–607. * . 1988. "''Perspectives of New Music''. XXV/1–2: 25th Anniversary Issue". ''
Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 'Die'' (; en, " heNew Journal of Music") is a music magazine, co-founded in Leipzig by Robert Schumann, his teacher and future father-in law Friedrich Wieck, and his close friend Ludwig Schuncke. Its first issue appeared on 3 April 1834. His ...
'' 149, nos. 7–8: 106. * Graber, Jonathan Schultz. 1995. "''Perspectives of New Music'': A History". DMA diss. Seattle: University of Washington. * Kerman, Joseph. 1985. ''Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. (cloth) (pbk).


External links

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OtherMinds.org: Perspectives of New Music
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