Harrison Davis

Harrison G. Davis is a first year PhD student in Music Theory. He received his Bachelor of Arts in music from Princeton University in 2018, and his MA in music theory from Boston University in 2022. In his research to date, he has integrated recent theories of tonal structure and computational approaches to develop new methods for analyzing melodic prolongation in European art-music from the 17th to 19th centuries. In addition to various ongoing projects he is currently conducting involving the development of computational and data-analytical approaches for modeling music statistically, his research interests include mathematical approaches to music theory, the history and philosophy of music analysis, phenomenology, ludomusicology, musical topics, tropes, and narrative in video game music, and cognitive-linguistic theories of musical syntax and the experience of syntactic coherence, expectation, expressivity, syncretism, meaning, and form in musical styles like jazz, Arabic maqam music, and sacred music. During his free time Harrison enjoys taking walks, watching and playing basketball, practicing the guitar, and making and sharing spicy, home-cooked meals with friends and family.