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David A. Byrne
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David A. Byrne is Assistant Professor of Music Theory in the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba, where he teaches music theory and orchestration. He earned a Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Cincinnati, with a dissertation on the harmonic theories of Sigfrid Karg-Elert. His research encompasses the history of theory in the early twentieth century, transformational models of chromatic harmony, and the analysis of symphonic form. His work is published in Music Research Forum, and he has presented at many conferences including the Society for Music Theory, the Society for Music Analysis, and the International Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music. In addition to his teaching and research in music theory, he is a clarinetist, conductor and arranger.