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Biography
Steven Jan studied music at the University of Leeds and went on to complete a PhD there, entitled 'Aspects of Mozart 's Music in G Minor: Toward the Identification of Common Structural and Compositional Characteristics’, under the supervision of Professor Julian Rushton. The dissertation was published by Garland in 1995 in their Outstanding Dissertations in Music from British Universities series. Before joining the Music Department at Huddersfield in January 2001 he taught at the University of East Anglia and in the School of Academic Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. He is currently Senior Lecturer and Music/Music Technology Research Coordinator.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Music and memetics
- Music and evolutionary thought/theory
- Music theory and analysis
- Computer-aided musicology, music theory and music analysis
- Computational creativity
- Musicological research on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Research Expertise and Interests
- music theory
- music analysis
- musicology
- evolutionary theory
- memetics
- computational creativity
- Haydn
- Mozart
- Beethoven
- evolutionary thought
- computer-aided musicology
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Research Output
The Butterfly Schema in the Classical Instrumental Style: A Product of the Tendency for Congruence
Rawbone, T. & Jan, S., 1 Mar 2020, In : Music Analysis. 39, 1, p. 85-127 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Theory and Analysis of Computer-Generated Music: A Case-Study of Colossus
Jan, S., Aug 2018, Proceedings of the Third Conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity, CSMC2018. Dublin, Eire, 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The Two Brothers: Reconciling perceptual-cognitive and statistical models of musical evolution
Jan, S., 4 Apr 2018, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 9, APR, 344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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"The Two Brothers": Reconciling Perceptual-Cognitive and Statistical Models of Musical Evolution
Jan, S., Mar 2017, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on New Music Concepts (ICNMC 2017). Della Ventura, M. (ed.). Milan: AB Editore, p. 21-47Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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From holism to compositionality: Memes and the evolution of segmentation, syntax, and signification in music and language
Jan, S., Dec 2016, In : Language and Cognition. 8, 04, p. 463-500 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
External Examination (PhD)
Steven Jan (Examiner)11 Jan 2019
Activity: Examination types › PhD Examination
3rd Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity Conference (Event)
Steven Jan (Programme Committee Member)20 Aug 2018 → 22 Aug 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
20th Biennial International Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music (Event)
Steven Jan (Programme Committee Member)2 Jul 2018 → 4 Jul 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
Empirical methodologies for musical research: Computer-aided music analysis
Steven Jan (Speaker)5 Jan 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
British Forum for Ethnomusicology and the Royal Musical Association Research Students' Conference (Event)
Steven Jan (Reviewer)4 Jan 2018 → 6 Jan 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Conference Peer-review