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2009

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Post-Structuralism And Music Theory (A Response To Adam Krims), Joseph N. Straus Jan 2009

Post-Structuralism And Music Theory (A Response To Adam Krims), Joseph N. Straus

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In a recent article in this journal, Adam Krims has argued that mainstream music theory, with its organicist bias, is fundamentally incompatible with post-structuralist thought. This commentary is a defense of theory-based analysis in a postmodern world.