Articles by Allison Wente
Allison Wente contributes to Scientific American discussion on AI Music
April 17, 2026
Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music Allison Wente contributes expertise on the relationship between artificial intelligence, music, and the historical legacy of mechanical performance technologies.
Allison Wente participates in inaugural music leadership forum at American Musicological Society National Conference
November 12, 2025
Allison Wente participated in the inaugural Music Leadership Forum at the 2025 American Musicological Society annual meeting in Minneapolis, a day-long event focused on ethical leadership and guiding music programs through periods of transformation and change.
Allison Wente presents research at the American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory Joint National Conference
November 12, 2025
Allison Wente, associate professor of music and chair of the Department of Music, presented new research on the Steinway Spirio and the evolving relationship between human and mechanical performance at the 2025 AMS/SMT joint annual meeting.
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy publishes review by Allison Wente
April 4, 2023
In Vol. 36, article 8, Wente's reviews two post-tonal theory texts: Understanding Post-Tonal Music and The Art of Post-Tonal Analysis: Thirty-Three Graphic Music Analyses.
Allison Wente publishes book, ‘The Player Piano and Musical Labor: The Ghost in the Machine’
October 4, 2022
Routledge published Wente's book, "The Player Piano and Musical Labor: The Ghost in the Machine," in June 2022 and is available in hard copy and digitally through Routledge.
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy publishes article by Allison Wente
January 27, 2020
Wente's article in the December 2019 issue presents a group presentation-based model for teaching in the aural skills classroom.
Music Theory Online publishes article by Allison Wente
October 24, 2019
Wente's article in the December 2019 issue forms a basis for a musical topic of the mechanical using examples from concert, film, and popular repertoires.