About: Mark DeVoto
Musicologist and composer Mark DeVoto is an expert in early 20th-century music. A graduate of Harvard College (1961) and Princeton University (Ph.D., 1967), he is professor emeritus of music at Tufts University. He wrote the revised fourth (1978) and fifth (1987) editions of Harmony by his teacher Walter Piston, and in 1997 edited the Altenberg Lieder, op. 4, for the new edition Alban Berg's complete works. In 2004 he published Debussy and the Veil of Tonality: Essays on his Music, and in 2011 Schubert's Great C Major: Biography of a Symphony, both with Pendragon Press.
Articles by Mark DeVoto:
- What Makes Mendelssohn Great?, 24 Oct 2009 in News & Features
- Fine Choices by Pianist Bempéchat for Haydn, Schubert Program, 18 Apr 2009 in Reviews
- Chiara Quartet at Harvard, 18 Mar 2009 in Reviews
- Bird Songs Old and New, 26 Feb 2009 in Reviews
- Harbison “Bout of Un-relatedness” Between Two Chestnuts, 24 Jan 2009 in Reviews
- Celebrating Well: Three Generations of British Composers, 06 Dec 2008 in Reviews
- BU’s Excellent Orchestra Assures Future of Classical Music, 24 Nov 2008 in Reviews
- A Participant’s Reflections on a Recent Percussion Concert, 20 Nov 2008 in Reviews
- The Rite of Spring: Confronting the Score, 28 Oct 2008 in News & Features