robert hasegawa
assistant professor of music theory
eastman school of music
26 gibbs st., rochester, ny 14604
bobhasegawa(at)gmail.com

publications and research

"Gérard Grisey and the 'Nature' of Harmony."
Forthcoming in Music Analysis (2009).

"L'intonation juste, un renouveau esthétique et théorique."
Forthcoming chapter in Théorie et composition musicales au vingtième siècle,
ed. Nicolas Donin and Laurent Feneyrou (April 2009). Translated by Gilles Rico.

The Music of James Tenney.
Issue editor, special issue of Contemporary Music Review, 27/1 (February 2008).

"Introduction: 'Sound for the Sake of Perceptual Insight'."
Contemporary Music Review 27/1 (February 2008), 1-5.

"Just Intervals and Tone Representation in Contemporary Music."
Ph. D. dissertation, Harvard University, 2008.

"Gérard Grisey and the 'Nature' of Harmony."
Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, November 2007 (Baltimore, MD).

"Interval as Ratio in Contemporary Music: James Tenney's 'Harmonic Space'."
New England Conference of Music Theorists Annual Meeting, March 2007 (Tufts University, Medford, MA).

"Aux États-Unis, des Voies Parallèles au Spectralisme."
L'Etincelle: Le Journal de la création à l'IRCAM 1/1 (November 2006), 4-7. Translated by Jean-François Cornu.

"Tone Representation and Just Intervals in Contemporary Music."
Contemporary Music Review 25/3 (June 2006), 263-281.

translation: "Scelsi, de-composer."
Contemporary Music Review 24/2-3 (April/June 2005), 173-180. Translation of an essay by Tristan Murail.

translation: "Scelsi and L'Itinéraire: The Exploration of Sound."
Contemporary Music Review 24/2-3 (April/June 2005), 181-185. Translation of an essay by Tristan Murail.

recent compositions

Spiral (2008) for solo violin and ensemble (score)
performed by Gabriela Diaz and White Rabbit, cond. Eric Hewitt

Chaconne for James Tenney (2007) for octet (score)
performed by White Rabbit, cond. Eric Hewitt

Ajax is all about attack (2003) for soprano saxophone and percussion (score)
performed by the Yesaroun' Duo (live recording)
*new Yesaroun' studio recording just released on their two-disc set Heavy Up/Heavy Down*

it is our tribe's custom to beguile (2003) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, and cello (score)
performed by Susan Gall, William Kirkley, Ben Schwartz, and Sue-Ying Koang, cond. Stephen Drury

Due Corde (2002) for two retuned pianos in 19-tone equal temperament (score)
performed by Stephen Drury and Yukiko Takagi

the clear architecture of the nerves (2000) for horn with piano resonator (score)
performed by Jill Jaques

Prelude and Fantasy (2000) for string quartet (score)
performed by Ben Russell, Adda Kridler, Wendy Richman, and Ben Schwartz

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email: bobhasegawa(at)gmail.com