Society for Music Research
Anna Rose Nelson
Music Theory
Dissertation: “Fragments, Miniatures & Microludes: Analyzing the Modernist Aphoristic Aesthetic” (2023)
Anna Rose Nelson (she/her/hers) is a graduate of the music theory department at the University of Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Theory/Composition from St. Olaf College (2012) and a Master of Arts in Music Theory from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities (2015). In her dissertation, “Fragments, Miniatures & Microludes: Analyzing the Modernist Aphoristic Aesthetic,” she examines what she calls the “modernist aphoristic aesthetic” in Brian Ferneyhough’s “fragment forms”, György Kurtág’s “microludes,” Luigi Nono’s “fragments,” and Anton Webern’s “miniatures” through sketch study, musical and terminological analysis, and a constellation of related concepts culled from the writings of Theodor W. Adorno. More generally, she studies music theoretical terminology, modernist music (particularly string quartets), grunge and psychedelic rock aesthetics and history, and critical theory. In her free time, Anna enjoys playing viola in contemporary music ensembles, working as a steward for the campus graduate-student union (GEO 3550), and playing with her cat, Edie.
Posts
- Anna Rose Nelson defends dissertation – August 04, 2023
- Anna Rose Nelson presents at NewMAC 2022 – August 30, 2022
- Anna Rose Nelson and Carlos Pérez Tabares present at Music Theory Midwest – July 07, 2021
- SMR Hosts Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2021 Conference – April 19, 2021
- SMR at SMT 2020 – November 23, 2020
- Message from SMR co-chairs – April 03, 2020
- SMR at MGMC 2020 – March 10, 2020
- Anna Rose Nelson, summer research in Basel – October 02, 2019
- General Assembly Fall 2019 – September 30, 2019
- Welcome message from the co-chairs – September 03, 2019
- Anna Rose Nelson and Jake Arthur present at Música Analítica 2019 – March 26, 2019
- Welcome back, SMR Members! – September 10, 2018
- SMR members present papers at March Michigan Music Forum – March 18, 2017