Colin Davis, PhD, is a lecturer in music theory at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. His research interests include the synthesis of source study and music analysis, Schenkerian analysis, and linear analysis of extended-tonal and post-tonal music, especially involving the works of Allan Pettersson, Jean Sibelius, and Ferruccio Busoni. In his dissertation, he examined the concept of polyphonic harmony in three of Ferruccio Busoni's orchestral elegies. He served as editor of the Journal of Schenkerian Studies for Volumes 3 through 7. Dr. Davis received a BM in music theory with a piano performance certificate from the University of Texas at Austin and a MM and PhD in music theory with a related field in musicology from the University of North Texas.
Contact : colinldavis@gmail.com
Séance - Leaving – and Regaining – the Shores of Tonality 5.F.4 : Chord Superimposition in Two Late Orchestral Works by Ferruccio Busoni
