The Ohio State Online Music Journal (OSOM) is the electronic journal of the graduate music students at The Ohio State University.
Burdette Green
Dedication to Burdette Green
"Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same."
~ Franz Schubert
Featured Article:
The Death and Resurrection of Function
"A good theory has two characteristics: it is an explanation, and it is clear. Function theory is a good explanation. All four aspects of function yield important explanatory information about harmonic characteristics. Unfortunately, function theory has never been clear. As long as function is weighted down with ambiguity, its explanatory power can never reach its full potential. By replacing function with behavior, kinship, province and quality, we can 'know exactly what we mean' and 'guarantee that our reader will accurately grasp our meaning.' Then function theory will become a clear explanation, and thus a good theory."