In this episode, I chat with Cecilia Oinas (University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy) about her musical upbringing as a pianist, her path to music theory, and her budding research on politeness and etiquette in chamber ensembles. We also discuss her recent paper presentation at the SMT annual meeting in Minneapolis, which analyses the relationship between the piano and the vocal line in the songs of Richard Strauss.

Cecilia’s website

Cecilia’s article on the songs of Saariaho

Cecilia’s episode of SMT-V

Cecilia’s article on four-handed piano trios of Mendelssohn and Schumann

Ethics and aesthetics in Jazz by Duranti, Throop, and McCoy

My episode of SMT-Pod

My recording of “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” by Florence Price

Music Theory Online