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Christoph Neidhöfer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Music at McGill University's Schulich School of Music. He studied at the Musikhochschule Basel and earned diplomas in composition, music theory, and piano performance. Neidhöfer completed his PhD at Harvard University, focusing on early serial music by Igor Stravinsky. His research centers on the analysis of 20th and 21st-century music, integrating music-theoretical and historical perspectives. Drawing from archival sources, Neidhöfer examines the aesthetic, political, and cultural contexts surrounding musical compositions. His work has been supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Paul Sacher Foundation Basel, as well as a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Neidhöfer has been actively involved in teaching and faculty development, participating in international music courses and lecturing in North America, Europe, and Japan. He is currently coordinating a research project on new concepts of harmony in musical composition from 1945-1975. His contributions to the field are further recognized through various editorial roles in music theory publications.
McGill University • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Teaching courses in 20th/21st-century theory and analysis, composition, and leading graduate seminars on various topics.
Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.