Professor

Allen Forte

(
1926
2014
)
Yale University
;
New Haven, CT
Musicologist; Educator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Visual Arts
Elected
1995
Research: Non-tonal avant-garde music of the earlier 20th century. Has published extensively in that area as well as on 19th-century music. Current interests include American popular song of the twenties through forties, with particular emphasis upon the music of Gershwin and Porter.
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