Article: Encomium.(Martin Boykan)(Brief Article)

AS A STUDENT at Brandeis in the 1970s, I had the good fortune to take a number of Martin Boykan's classes (in fact, anything I could find that he taught). From his course on the Schoenberg Trio to his composition seminar, to his proseminar in tonal composition (in which he demonstrated a sensitivity to the subtleties of the tonal literature that held us in awe), he gave his students an exceptionally intelligent and insightful perspective on music.

Analysis classes began with a dialogue that elicited contributions from the students and usually ended with a dramatic revelation as Boykan assembled the ideas that had been the subject of the last hour's discussion ...

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