Instructional |
| Music Theory Textbook Bibliography |
A comprehensive bibliography of textbooks for harmony, analysis, counterpoint, aural skills, etc. (PDF format; maintained by Profs. Mary Wennerstrom and Gary Potter) |
| ETDrill Version 3.1 |
Aural skills software. Includes drills on intervals, pitch patterns, melodies, chords in isolation, and harmonic progressions. Pricing, including discounts for multiple-license orders, available. (Windows; created by Profs. Gary Wittlich and Eric Isaacson) |
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Set Theory |
| Set Helper |
A pitch-class set calculator with a very simple interface; perfect for quick lookups (Java; created by James Halliday) |
| Java Set Theory Machine |
A more fully-featured pcset calculator. Includes keyboard and clock input interfaces; options to select pre-defined collections by traditional name or Forte numbers, buttons to invert, sort, rotate, or complement sets; ability to display T- and I-matrices of the set; and option to play the set (Java; created by Jay Tomlin) |
| WinSIMS |
A similarity function calculator. User can enter two pcsets by pcs or Forte number. The program calculates some 30 comparisons of the two sets, including almost two dozen similarity functions. (Windows; created by Prof. Eric Isaacson) |
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Informational |
| New Music Database: American Concert Music Since 1980 |
Contains information on American composers active since 1980. For each composer includes dates, a link to the composer's home page, a link to the composer's New Grove II entry (if your location permits it), a list of the composer's works since 1980, and other relevant links. Or you can view or search the compositions by year/title. (Web-based; created by Brent Yorgason) |
| Rhythm and Meter Bibliography and Glossary |
A bibliography and glossary on rhythm and meter. Visitors to the site may add terms to the glossary or entries to the bibliography. (Web-based; created by students in Prof. Gary Wittlich's 1995-96 seminar, "Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music," and maintained by Prof. Wittlich) |
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Other Software Links |
| Software Tools for Music Theory and Analysis |
Archive at Queensland University, Australia (link inactive at this time) |
