Edward T. Cone

Edward Toner Cone (May 4, 1917-October 23, 2004) was an American music theorist and composer.

Cone studied composition under Roger Sessions at Princeton University, receiving his bachelor's in 1939 and his master's in 1942. Beginning in 1947 he taught at Princeton. He was the co-editor of the journal "Perspectives of New Music" between 1965 and 1969.

Cone composed a significant body of music, but is far better known for his contributions to music criticism and analysis. His work addressed musical form and aesthetics, particularly questions of rhythm and musical phrasing.

Books

*"Musical Form and Musical Performance" (New York, 1968)
*(ed., with B. Boretz) "Perspectives on Schoenberg and Stravinsky" (Princeton, NJ, 1968, 2nd ed. 1972)
*(ed.) "Hector Berlioz: Fantastic Symphony" (New York, 1971) (annotated score)
*(ed., with B. Boretz) "Perspectives on American Composers" (New York, 1971)
*(ed., with B. Boretz) "Perspectives on Contemporary Music Theory" (New York, 1972)
*"The Composer's Voice" (Berkeley, 1974)
*(ed., with B. Boretz) "Perspectives on Notation and Performance" (New York, 1976)
*(ed.) "Roger Sessions on Music" (Princeton, NJ, 1979)
*"Music: a View from Delft" (Chicago, 1989)

Compositions

;Orchestral
*"Prelude to Victory", 1945
*"Symphony", 1951-53
*"Elegy", 1953
*"Nocturne and Rondo", 1955-57
*"Violin Concerto", 1959
*"Music for Strings", 1964
*"Variations", 1967-68

;Vocal
*"Dover Beach", 1945
*"The Lotus Eaters", 1945
*"2 Psalms", 1945
*"Excursions", 1955
*"Silent Noon", 1964
*"Psalm 121", 1972-73
*"9 Lyrics from Tennyson's In Memoriam", 1978
*"2 Women", 1987
*"2 Gardens", 1988
*"Ozymandias", 1989
*"New Weather", 1993

;Chamber and solo works
*"String Quartet", 1939
*"Piano Sonata", 1940
*"Divertimento" for woodwinds, 1945
*"Clarinet Quintet", 1945
*"21 Preludes" for piano, 1945
*"Nocturne" for cello and piano, 1946
*"Piano Sonata", 1946
*"Prelude and Variations", 1946
*"Fantasy on a Hebrew Theme" for organ, 1947
*"Rhapsody", 1947
*"Elegy", 1954
*"String Sextet", 1966
*"String Trio", 1972-73
*"Serenade", 1975
*"Cappriccio", 1981
*"Piano Quartet", 1983
*"Ostinato, Cadenza and Finale", 1990

References

*Paula Morgan. "Edward T. Cone". "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians" online.