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Diego E. Cubero

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Indiana University, 2014
    Major: Music Theory
    Dissertation: Brahms the Autumnal and the Romantic Aesthetic of Dissolution
  • MM, Indiana University, 2010
    Major: Music Theory
  • BM, Georgia State University, 2008
    Major: Music Composition

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUTH 5020.001Readings and Professional Writing in Music TheorySpring 2025
MUTH 1500.001Theory IISpring 2025
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
MUTH 3510.001Form AnalysisFall 2024 Syllabus
MUTH 5510.001Form AnalysisFall 2024
MUTH 5680.001Proseminar in Music TheoryFall 2024
MUTH 6680.001Proseminar in Music TheoryFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUTH 2410.001Aural Skills IIISummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5360.001Analytical Techniques IISpring 2024 SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2024
MUTH 1500.001Theory IISpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
MUTH 5080.002Pedagogy of TheoryFall 2023 SPOT
MUTH 2400.005Theory IIIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2410.001Aural Skills IIISummer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISummer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2023
MUTH 1500.001Theory IISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
MUTH 5080.002Pedagogy of TheoryFall 2022 SPOT
MUTH 4370.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5380.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2022 SPOT
MUTH 5360.001Analytical Techniques IISummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2022
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSpring 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.006THEORY IVSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00218th Century CounterpointFall 2021 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
MUTH 3420.002Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3510.003Form AnalysisFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5360.001Analytical Techniques IISummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
MUTH 3510.003Form AnalysisSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5510.003Form AnalysisSpring 2021 SPOT
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2021
MUTH 2500.007THEORY IVSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointFall 2020 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 4370.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5380.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2020 SPOT
MUTH 5900.708Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2020
MUTH 5360.001Analytical Techniques IISummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
MUGC 6950.702Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2020
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 6900.702Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2020
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
MUTH 5680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2020
MUTH 6680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2020
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2020
MUTH 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2020
MUTH 2500.007THEORY IVSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 6900.704Special ProblemsFall 2019
MUTH 6900.701Special ProblemsFall 2019
MUTH 2400.005Theory IIIFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2019 SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5360.002Analytical Techniques IISpring 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
MUTH 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2019
MUTH 2500.006THEORY IVSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.007THEORY IVSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00218th Century CounterpointFall 2018 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
MUTH 3420.002Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3510.002Form AnalysisFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5510.002Form AnalysisFall 2018 SPOT
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2018
MUTH 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2018
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5470.001Advanced Schenkerian AnalysisSpring 2018 SPOT
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
MUGC 5930.701Research Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2018
MUTH 4910.701Special ProblemsSpring 2018
MUTH 6900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2018
MUTH 2500.004THEORY IVSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5370.001Analytical Techniques IIIFall 2017 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
MUGC 5950.724Master's ThesisFall 2017
MUTH 4900.703Special ProblemsFall 2017
MUTH 2400.003Theory IIIFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.004Theory IIIFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2510.001Aural Skills IVSummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
MUTH 5470.001Advanced Schenkerian AnalysisSpring 2017
MUGC 6950.730Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
MUTH 3510.001Form AnalysisSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 4920.701Senior Colloquium in Music TheorySpring 2017
MUTH 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2017
MUTH 5370.001Analytical Techniques IIIFall 2016 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
MUTH 6900.702Special ProblemsFall 2016
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.003Theory IIIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2510.001Aural Skills IVSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2016 SPOT
MUTH 6680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2016 SPOT
MUTH 4920.701Senior Colloquium in Music TheorySpring 2016
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.002Theory IIISpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.005THEORY IVSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3520.001Harmonic AnalysisFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5520.001Harmonic AnalysisFall 2015 SPOT
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIIFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.003Theory IIIFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2510.001Aural Skills IVSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSpring 2015
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 1350.001Explorations in Music 2Spring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 4920.701Senior Colloquium in Music TheorySpring 2015
MUTH 2500.004THEORY IVSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointFall 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 1400.001Theory IFall 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 1400.003Theory IFall 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVFall 2014 Syllabus

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Cubero, D. (2018). Schopenhauer, Schenker, and the Will of Music. Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Book Review

  • Cubero, D. (2020). Book Review: Jacquelyn Sholes, Allusion as Narrative Premise in Brahms's Instrumental Music (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2018).. Nineteenth-Century Music Review. 17 482–489.
  • Journal Article

  • Cubero, D. (2022). Blurred Harmonies in Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Intégral (Music Theory - Eastman School of Music).
  • Cubero, D. (2021). Romantic Periods. Music Theory Online. 27 (4)
  • Cubero, D. (2020). Brahms, Twilight, and the Decay of Leading-Tone Energy. Music Analysis (Wiley Online Library). 39 (2) 214–239.
  • Cubero , D. (2017). Downward Arpeggiations: Prolongational Issues and Their Expressive Implications. 61 (1) 29–58. Duke on behalf of Yale University.
  • Cubero, D. (2017). Inwardness and Inner Melodies in Brahms's Piano Works. 23 (1) Society for Music Theory. http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.1/mto.17.23.1.cubero.html
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