PALATINE

Belongs to program, SCALA. Created by Manuel Op de Coul. The list includes intervallic definitions for 1111 modes.
(January 2004, DP)

Javascript Mode Finder by Michael Norris. This well-designed utility catalogues 800 different modes (equal-tempered modes only) sourced from Scala. It plays modes and categorizes modes into groups, allowing the user to navigate modes by, for instance, world region.
(January 2004, DP)

Javascript IPF Finder by Michael Norris. This well-designed utility identifies the Intervallic Prime Form for a set of pitches and provides further data relating to each IPF.
(January 2004, DP)

A web-based tool for facilitating pitch-class set analysis, written by Marcus Uneson, Department of Linguistics, Lund University, Sweden.

A collection of free programs by Dave Smey, inspired by Michael Friedmann's Ear Training for Twentieth-Century Music. The site also inludes a list of links to other free theory software.

A clear site, working through a systematic approach to Schenkerian analysis.

Information from Pendragon Press about a new Schenker bibliography by David Carson Berry, entitled A Topical Guide to Schenkerian Literature: An Annotated Bibliography with Indices.
(September 2004, DP)

REVIEW: Undergraduates invariably find Schenkerian analysis completely new and challenging when they first encounter it. This site by Tom Pankhurst suggests a working method for doing basic Schenkerian analysis and provides details on Schenker's theories and references to literature and further online resources. The site is exemplary in every sense, and is even likely to be popular among students: it has a panic button for students who have exams coming up! The author has a gift for presenting information to the student who needs sensible, concise answers about a topic that is too often shrouded in complexity. But detail is not compromised and the why questions are discussed head-on, by a musicologist who clearly has a deep understanding of the field. The style and structure of the site provide a model for other potential fields of musical and technical learning.
Reviewed July 2001, by David Pearson

Abstracts for a series of public lectures given by Nicholas Cook from January to May 2003. (Please note that the original page has been taken offline. This is a link to it via the Wayback Machine, part of the Internet Archive.)
(December 2003, DP)

REVIEW: A set of resources supporting the multidisciplinary use of semiotics. The material is suitable for an advanced level of learning, and the site includes detailed course outlines and information on current activity.
Reviewed November 2001, by David Pearson

Includes musical and general references

Daniel Chandler

The site contains substantial material on semiotics, especially semiotics of popular music. The best way to find the material is to search for "semiotics" using the search box on Philip Tagg's site.
(April 2004, DP)

A collection of free programs by Dave Smey, inspired by Michael Friedmann's Ear Training for Twentieth-Century Music. The site also inludes a list of links to other free theory software.

A project studying algorithmic aspects in music. Based at the Darmstadt University of Technology.

Site of the Month 04/03

REVIEW: TonalityGUIDE.com is the outcome of a successful PALATINE-funded Development Award, conducted by Tom Pankhurst while teaching theory and harmony at Liverpool Hope University College. Like its successful predecessor, SchenkerGUIDE, the quality of TonalityGUIDE speaks for itself and is a "must try" for anyone teaching or studying theory and harmony at the intermediate levels covered by the resource. While designed for a UK undergraduate context, the scope of the site means that it could be applied to learning at other levels; the clarity of each entry in the "definition bank" make this a potential resource for students of very basic theory, yet the comprehensive explanations of more advanced concepts - such as circle of fifths or abrupt modulation - would be useful to students and lecturers in higher education. A carefully planned interface means that core information can be easily navigated with minimal confusion, and a generous use of audio examples helps to bring each concept to life.

A report by Tom Pankhurst is also available and serves as an introduction to how the site works, as well as a critical commentary on its uses.

Reviewed March 2003, by David Pearson.