FEATURED AUTHOR
Kent D. Cleland
I have taught college-level music theory and aural skills for the past 18 years.
Subjects: Music
Biography
I have taught at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory for the past 16 years. I have previous teaching experience at Oberlin College and the University of Cincinnati. I am also an active freelance bass trombonist in the Cleveland, Ohio area.Education
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Ph.D., Univ. of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Music Theory Pedagogy, Aural Skills Pedagogy, Temporalism in Music, Philosophical Writings of Henri Bergson
Personal Interests
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Music, Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, Reading
Books
Featured Title
Articles
The Temporalist Harp: Henri Bergson and Twentieth-Century Musical Innovation
Published: Dec 01, 2011 by The European Legacy
Authors: Kent Cleland
Subjects:
Music
This article examine the relationship between the philosophical and aesthetic writings of Henri Bergson and the affinities and influences they had on the development of two of the major musical innovations of the twentieth century: Arnold Schoenberg's development of atonal compositional technique results partially from Bergson's focus on knowledge as a conveyor of truth, and John Cage's cultivation of aleatoricism .