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Timothy L. Jackson (born 1958) is an American professor of
music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...
who has spent most of his career at the
University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public university, public research university located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its main campus is in Denton, Texas, Denton, with a satellite campus in Frisco, Texas, Frisco. It serves as the ...
and specializes in music of the eighteenth through twentieth centuries,
Schenkerian theory Schenkerian analysis is a method of analyzing tonal music based on the theories of Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935). The goal is to demonstrate the organic coherence of the work by showing how the "foreground" (all notes in the score) relates to an ...
, politics and music. He is the co-founder of the ''
Journal of Schenkerian Studies The ''Journal of Schenkerian Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis, with a particular focus on Schenkerian analysis based on the ideas of Heinrich Schenker. It is published by the Center for Schenke ...
''. In 2020, he became controversial for editing a special issue of that journal containing articles criticizing
Philip Ewell Philip Adrian Ewell (born February 16, 1966) is an American professor of music theory at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He specializes in Russian and twentieth century music, as well as rap and hip hop. In 2019, he sparked controv ...
's plenary talk "Music Theory's White Racial Frame".


Early life and education

Jackson was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1958. Jackson received his B.A. in music in 1979 from
McGill University McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
in Montreal, Canada, his masters in music from
Queens College, City University of New York Queens College (QC) is a public college in the New York City borough of Queens. Part of the City University of New York system, Queens College occupies an campus primarily located in Flushing. Queens College was established in 1937 and offe ...
; and his PhD in 1988 from the
Graduate Center of the City University of New York The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and postgraduate university in New York City. Formed in 1961 as Division of Graduate Studies at City University ...
in music theory. His dissertation, chaired by Professor
Carl Schachter Carl E. Schachter (born June 1, 1932"Carl E. Schachter," in "New Jersey, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1956–1964" on ''Ancestry.com'') is an American music theorist noted for his expertise in Schenkerian analysis. Born in Chicago, he attended Austi ...
, was on "The Last Strauss: Studies of the '' Letzte Lieder''".


Career

Jackson was an
assistant professor Assistant professor is an academic rank just below the rank of an associate professor used in universities or colleges, mainly in the United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. Overview This position is generally taken after earning a doct ...
at
Connecticut College Connecticut College (Conn) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College, it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's colle ...
from 1990 to 1997. He then became an assistant professor at the University of North Texas (UNT) in 1998 and was promoted to
associate professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position ...
in 2001, full
professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...
in 2005, and
distinguished University research professor Professors in the United States commonly occupy any of several positions of teaching and research within a college or university. In the U.S., the word "professor" is often used to refer to anyone who teaches at a college of university level at ...
in 2011. He is one of the founding editors of the ''Journal of Schenkerian Studies'', and has extensively published on late
Romantic music Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the ...
, particularly on
Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final ...
,
Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...
, and
Sibelius Jean Sibelius (; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...
.


''Journal of Schenkerian Studies'' issue 12

In 2020-2021 Jackson was involved in a controversy in relation to issue 12 of the ''
Journal of Schenkerian Studies The ''Journal of Schenkerian Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis, with a particular focus on Schenkerian analysis based on the ideas of Heinrich Schenker. It is published by the Center for Schenke ...
'', a special issue responding to a plenary talk at the Society for Music Theory (SMT) by
Philip Ewell Philip Adrian Ewell (born February 16, 1966) is an American professor of music theory at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He specializes in Russian and twentieth century music, as well as rap and hip hop. In 2019, he sparked controv ...
. The special issue was repudiated by the SMT's board of trustees, and drew mainstream press coverage. Jackson's management of the journal was criticized by graduate students for "platforming racist sentiments," as well as a "lack of peer review, publication of an anonymous response, and clear lack of academic rigor"."Report of Review of Conception and Production of Vol. 12 of the Journal Schenkerian Studies." University of North Texas, November 25, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2023.https://vpaa.unt.edu/sites/default/files/%5Bfile%3Aoriginal%3Atype%3Aname%5D/jss_review_panel_final_report1.pdf On January 14, 2021, Jackson filed a lawsuit against eight members of the University of North Texas Board of Regents, seventeen faculty members in the Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology, and one PhD student and teaching fellow, alleging violation of his First Amendment rights and defamation of character. After four years of litigation, the lawsuit finally settled in July 2025. In the settlement, Jackson received $725,000 from UNT in damages and legal costs plus full restoration of the Journal of Schenkerian Studies, plus full control over it."


Publications

*1989/1990. "Schoenberg's Op. 14 Songs: Textual Sources and Analytical Perception", ''Theory and Practice'' 14–15, pages 35–58. *1990. "Bruckner's Metrical Numbers", ''
19th-Century Music ''19th-Century Music'' is a triennial academic journal that "covers all aspects of Western art music composed in, leading to, or pointing beyond the "long century" extending roughly from the 1780s to the 1930s." It is published by the University of ...
'' 14/2, pages 101–131. *1991. "Schubert's Revisions of ''Der Jüngling und der Tod'', D 545a–b, and ''Meeresstille'', D 216a–b", ''
The Musical Quarterly ''The Musical Quarterly'' is the oldest academic journal on music in America. Originally established in 1915 by Oscar Sonneck, the journal was edited by Sonneck until his death in 1928. Sonneck was succeeded by a number of editors, including C ...
'' 75/3, pages 336–361. *1992. Review: "Current Issues in Schenkerian Analysis", ''The Musical Quarterly'' 76/2, pages 242–263. *1992. "
Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...
's Expansions of Nonduple
Hypermeter In music, metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling) refers to regularly recurring patterns and accents such as bars and beats. Unlike rhythm, metric onsets are not necessarily sounded, but are nevertheless implied by the performer ( ...
in ''La fleur qui va sur l'eau'', Op. 85, No. 2", ''
In Theory Only ''In Theory Only'' () was a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It began publication in 1975, under the auspices of graduate students in music theory at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & ...
'' 12/3–4, pages 1–27. *1993. Review: "
Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher and writer. He was among the first Modernism (music), modernists who transformed the practice of harmony in 20th-centu ...
, the Composer as Jew", ''Theory and Practice'' 18, ''In Celebration of Arnold Schoenberg'' (2), pages 171–178. *1995. "Aspects of Sexuality and Structure in the Later Symphonies of
Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular ...
", ''
Music Analysis Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". The method employed to answ ...
'' 14/1, pages 3–25. *1996. "The Tragic Reversed Recapitulation in the German Classical Tradition", ''
Journal of Music Theory The ''Journal of Music Theory'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It was established by David Kraehenbuehl (Yale University) in 1957. According to its website, " e ''Journal of Music Theory'' fosters co ...
'' 40.1, pages 23–72. *1997. "'Your Songs Proclaim God's Return' – Arnold Schoenberg, the Composer and His Jewish Faith", ''
International Journal of Musicology International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...
'' 6, pages 281–317. *1997. "The Finale of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony and the Tragic Reversed Sonata Form", ''Bruckner Studies'', eds. Timothy L. Jackson and Paul Hawkshaw (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pages 209–255. *1997. "Bruckner's 'Oktaven'", ''
Music & Letters ''Music & Letters'' is an academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press with a focus on musicology. The journal sponsors the Music & Letters Trust, which makes twice-yearly cash awards of variable amounts to support research in t ...
'' 78/3, pages 391–409. *1998. "Dmitry Shostakovich: The Composer as Jew", ''Shostakovich Reconsidered'', eds. Allan B. Ho and Dmitry Feofanov (London: Toccata Press), pages 597–640. *1999. ''Cambridge Handbook on Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (Pathétique)'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). *1999. "Diachronic Transformation in a Schenkerian Context: Brahms's ''Haydn Variations''", ''Schenker Studies'' 2, eds.
Carl Schachter Carl E. Schachter (born June 1, 1932"Carl E. Schachter," in "New Jersey, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1956–1964" on ''Ancestry.com'') is an American music theorist noted for his expertise in Schenkerian analysis. Born in Chicago, he attended Austi ...
and Hedi Siegel, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pages 239–275. *2001. "The Adagio of the Sixth Symphony and the anticipatory tonic recapitulation in Bruckner, Brahms and Dvořák", ''Perspectives on Anton Bruckner'', eds. Timothy L. Jackson, Paul Hawkshaw (Yale), and Crawford Howie (Manchester), (London: Ashgate Press). *2001. ''Sibelius Studies'', eds. Timothy L. Jackson and Veijo Murtomäki (Sibelius Academy), (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). *2001. "The Schenker–Oppel Exchange: Schenker as Composition Teacher", ''
Music Analysis Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". The method employed to answ ...
'' 20/1, pages 1–116. *2001. "Bruckner" in ''
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and t ...
'', ed. S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan) *2006. "''Hinauf strebt's'': Song Study with Carl Schachter", ''Structure and Meaning in Tonal Music'', eds. L. Poundie Burstein and David Gagné (''
Festschrift In academia, a ''Festschrift'' (; plural, ''Festschriften'' ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the h ...
in Honor of Carl Schachter''), pages 191–202. *2009
"Escaping from a Black Hole: Facing Depression in Academia"
''
Music Theory Online The Society for Music Theory (SMT) is an American organization devoted to the promotion, development and engagement of music theory as a scholarly and pedagogical discipline. Founded in 1977 by a group of distinguished theorists, among them Alle ...
'' 15/3–4. *2010. ''Sibelius in the Old and New World: Aspects of His Music, Its Interpretation, and Reception'', eds. Timothy L. Jackson and Veijo Murtomäki (Peter Lang: New York). *2015. "The 'Pseudo-''Einsatz in Two Handel Fugues: Heinrich Schenker's Analytical Work with
Reinhard Oppel Julius Reinhard Oppel (1878 in Grünberg, Hesse – 1941 in Leipzig) was a German composer. He studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt 1903–1909, was briefly an organist in Bonn, then from 1911 professor of composition at the Kiel Conserv ...
", ''Bach to Brahms. Essays on Musical Design and Structure'', eds. David Beach and Yosef Goldenberg (University of Rochester Press), pages 173–203. *2016. "The First Movements of
Anton Eberl Anton Franz Josef Eberl (13 June 1765 – 11 March 1807) was an Austrian composer, teacher and pianist of the Classical period. He was a student of Salieri and Mozart. He was also seen as an early friend and rival of Beethoven. Biography Eberl ...
's Symphonies in E-flat major and D minor, and Beethoven's ''Eroica'': Toward 'New' Sonata Forms?", ''Explorations in Schenkerian Analysis'', eds. David Beach and Su Yin Mak (''Eastman Studies in Music'', University of Rochester Press), pages 61–96. *2024. "'A true and genuine music': Berg's linear counterpoint", ''Rivista di Analisi e Teoria Musicale'' XXX/1, pp. 7-91.


References


External links


Timothy Jackson's university bio page
an
curriculum vitae (2018)Legal Complaint
for ''Timothy Jackson v. Laura Wright et al. as members of the Board of Regents for the University of North Texas System et al.,'' U.S. E.D.Texas Case No. 4:21-cv-00033 (January 14, 2021) and the full 300-plus pag
complaint including exhibits A through V
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Timothy L. 1958 births Living people McGill University School of Music alumni CUNY Graduate Center alumni Connecticut College faculty University of North Texas College of Music faculty Canadian musicologists American musicologists Queens College, City University of New York alumni