| Annotation for Lerdahl, Fred, and Jackendoff, Ray: A brief exposition of their joint work applying insights from generative linguistics to the formal analysis of music, assuming the listener is experienced in the tonal idiom. |
| Art of the States: Fred Lerdahl: Biographical material and details of his Fantasy Etudes with information on the performance by eighth blackbird. Includes entire piece in RAM audio, with a duration of 13:19. |
| Fred Lerdahl: Official faculty page from Columbia University Department of Music. Biography, selected publications, and selected compositions. |
| Fred Lerdahl: Biography from the Living Composers Project noting academic career, writings, and musical works. Includes contact information. |
| Fred Lerdahl's "Wake": Study of his music intersecting with the literature of James Joyce includes original commentary and CD liner notes. |
| Fred Lerdahl's Attack on Serialism: Discussion of his published article "Cognitive Constraints on Compositional Systems", which explores the relationship between composing and listening. |
| Lerdahl and Jackendoff Revisited: Essay by Heikki Valkonen with introduction to their General Theory of Tonal Music, general ingredients, the four hierarchical dimensions, and perceived problems with the theory. |
| Lerdahl, Fred Whitford: Brief biography noting studies and influences, work in composition and theory. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
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