Supplemental Information: Episode 1
Introduction to Stravinsky’s 1911 Petrushka
Joseph Straus (CUNY)
Release Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024
Production Credits
Team Lead: Lydia Bangura
Production Lead: Katrina Roush
Peer Reviewer: Lynne Rogers
Engineered and Produced by: Matt Sandahl and Inés Thiebaut.
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Zhangcheng Lu
Closing Music: David Voss
Bio: Joseph Straus is a music theorist specializing in music since 1900. He has written technical music-theoretical articles, analytical studies of music by a variety of modernist composers, and, most recently, a series of articles and books that engage disability as a cultural practice. He has written textbooks that have become standard references. Many of his books and articles have received publication awards from the Society for Music Theory, of which he was President in 1997–99.
Keywords: Stravinsky, Petrushka, analysis, melody, harmony