Research Interests for Nicholas Stoia

Nicholas Stoia holds a doctorate in music theory from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His research interests include both European tonal music and American vernacular music, and his work appears in journals including Music Theory Spectrum, Music Theory Online, and Music Analysis. He has taught at several colleges and universities, including the Mannes College of Music, City College of New York, and Duke University. Recent compositions include works for various chamber ensembles and choreographers, and sound installations and film scores for several museums.

Recent Publications

1. Stoia, N, The Transformation of Prewar Blues into Postwar Rhythm and Blues The Great Migration, Urbanization, and Form, Journal of Music Theory, vol. 67 no. 2 (October, 2023), pp. 285-331, Duke University Press [doi] [abs]
2. Stoia, N, Sweet thing: The history and musical structure of a shared american vernacular form (January, 2021), pp. 1-266, Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN 9780190881993 [doi] [abs]
3. Stoia, N, Blues Lyric Formulas in Early Country Music, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll, Music Theory Online, vol. 26 no. 4 (December, 2020), Society for Music Theory [doi] [abs]
4. Stoia, N, The Tour-of-Keys Model and the Prolongational Structure in Sonata-Form Movements by Haydn and Mozart, Journal of Schenkerian Studies, vol. 12 (2019), pp. 79-123
5. Stoia, N; Adams, K; Drakulich, K, Rap Lyrics as Evidence: What Can Music Theory Tell Us?, Race and Justice (January, 2017) [abs]