Lou Pine, Historian in Residence

Lou Pine is a historian of Joseph Schillinger’s life and work. He received his Bachelor of Music and M.A. from the University of Iowa. His research on Schillinger has spanned over 25 years.

Papers authored and read:

February, 2008

"History of Berklee College of Music with Lee Berk," presented at Berklee College of Music.

Sept. 2000
“Leon Theremin and Joseph Schillinger’s Work in Electronic Music,” presented at The University of Iowa’s Russian Contemporary Music Festival.

April 2000
“The Forgotten Work of Joseph Schillinger,” presented at the International Conference on Russian Music at Goldsmiths College in London, England.

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Paper co-authored with Dr. Elena Dubinets:

Feb. 2005
“Earle Brown and the Schillinger System of Musical Composition,” read by Dr. Dubinets at the Society of American Music Conference in Eugene, Oregon.

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Acknowledgements and citations:

Brodsky, Warren.  “Joseph Schillinger  (1895 – 1943): Music Science Promethean” American Music 21.1 (Spring 2003): 45 – 73.

Glinsky, Albert.   Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 2000.

Pollack, Howard.  George Gershwin: His Life and Work. Berkeley: U of California P, 2006.

Dubinets, Elena.  “Between Mobility and Stability:  Earle Brown’s Compositional Process” Contemporary Music Review 26.3-4 (June/August 2007):  409 - 426.
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To read an article Lou wrote for the Smithsonian Institution concerning Schillinger’s work, click below. (Note: The link to the Joseph Schillinger Home Page provided at the end of Lou’s article is no longer active.)

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Presently Lou is working with Rosa Rio, who studied the Schillinger system with Schillinger until he became ill. She continued her study of the System with Richard Benda and Jesse Crawford, both authorized by Schillinger to teach his theories. Rosa has used the System in her work on radio, television, in teaching and making arrangements for her own performances. She continues today to use it to accompany silent films as a theatre organist. To read Lou’s article about Rosa’s fascinating career, click below.

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