185: Michael R. Dodds (From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory)

I speak to Professor Michael R. Dodds about his new book, "From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory", published by Oxford University Press.

"From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory" provides the first comprehensive study of the transition from the Renaissance modes to the major and minor keys of 18th-century music history. It proposes a model for the transition from modes to keys, illuminating the shift from vocal to keyboard ways of conceptualizing tonal space, and offers an in-depth survey of Western European music theory from the Middle Ages to 1800."

Michael R. Dodds is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. His callings as scholar, artist, and teacher are united by a life-long fascination with the conceptualization of tonal structures, especially in the contexts of sacred music. The story of Dodds as an artist is the subject of the 2023 documentary Blessed Unrest: A Composer's Awakening.

Readers can access the first chapter for free here: https://academic.oup.com/book/55156/c....

Readers may also use code AAFLYG6 for a 30% discount on the OUP website: https://global.oup.com/academic/produ....

From Professor Dodds:
"The second chapter, “A Brief Introduction to Modal Systems,” will be especially helpful for readers new to modal theory.

Interested viewers can also watch Blessed Unrest, a one-hour award-winning inspirational documentary by Bonnemaison about my story as a composer, including my childhood and youth in the Amazon and studies in musicology at the Eastman School, for $5 here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/blessedunr.... The film also features Tony-winning actor Rosemary Harris and is framed by the metaphor of the labyrinth that also culminates my book—incredibly beautifully filmed.

I would very much welcome hearing from your audience with questions or comments!"

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