Tonal Analysis

David Damschroder’s current research focuses on harmony in tonal music, a project that began with a careful examination of historical analytical practices, the basis for his Thinking About Harmony: Historical Perspectives on Analysis (Cambridge, 2008). The project continued with focused studies on selected repertoires: Harmony in Schubert (Cambridge, 2010), Harmony in Haydn and Mozart (Cambridge, 2012), Harmony in Chopin (Cambridge, 2015), Harmony in Beethoven (Cambridge, 2016), and Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann (Cambridge, in press). Damschroder’s first book, Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker (co-authored with David Russell Williams), appeared in the Pendragon Press series Harmonologia: Studies in Music Theory. His articles and reviews have appeared in Music Theory Spectrum, The Journal of Music Theory, Music Theory Online, In Theory Only, The Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, The Journal of Musicological Research, and Gamut. As a complement to his scholarly work, Damschroder occasionally performs on fortepiano and modern piano.