Fred Lerdahl

Fred Lerdahl, Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition at Columbia University, is a composer and musicologist, most well known for his work on music theory regarding pitch space and cognitive restraints on compositional systems or "musical grammar"s.

See "Cognitive Constraints on Compositional Systems".

External links

• Columbia Department of Music Faculty: Fred Lerdahl
• Fred Lerdahl's Attack on Serialism by Ken Overton
• New Music Box asks Fred Lerdahl: What role has theory played in your compositions and how important is it for people to know the theory behind the music in order to appreciate it?