William Caplin, McGill University

Research

Beethoven piano sonatas musical form analysis sketches compositional process

Latest funding

Analyzing Beethoven's piano sonatas: a form-functional approach
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,367
Analyzing Beethoven's piano sonatas: a form-functional approach
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$45,611
Cadence: a study of closure in tonal music
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$84,190

All 6 grants and awards

Analyzing Beethoven's piano sonatas: a form-functional approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Caplin, William E.

Keywords: Beethoven; piano sonatas; musical form; analysis; sketches; compositional process

$47,367

Analyzing Beethoven's piano sonatas: a form-functional approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Caplin, William E.

Keywords: Beethoven; piano sonatas; musical form; analysis; sketches; compositional process

$45,611

Cadence: a study of closure in tonal music

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Caplin, William E.

Keywords: music; cadence; closure; harmony; form; phrase structure; time; baroque; classical; romantic; Bach; Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Schubert; Chopin; Schumann; Wagner; Brahms

$84,190

The dynamics of music listening: an interdisciplinary dialogue between music theory and music psychology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McAdams, Stephen E.

Keywords: music analysis; musical structure; music cognition; emotional response; musical sound; music recognition

$109,000

The origins of classical phrase structure

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Caplin, William E.

Keywords: music; composition; form; phrase structure; classical; baroque; harmony; Bach; Scarlatti; Handel; Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven

$65,109

The legacy of classical form for the romantic generation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Caplin, William

Keywords: classical;phrase structure;romantic;compositional practice;history of theory

$51,162

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Beethoven Dear Professor Caplin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on beethoven connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Analyzing Beethoven's piano sonatas: a form-functional approach" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]