Jeremy Orosz
Dean’s Fellow for Research
About Dr. Jeremy Orosz
Dr. Jeremy Orosz is the CCFA Dean's Fellow for Research and an Associate Professor
of Music Theory at the University of Memphis. He earned a B.A. in Music at the College
of Wooster, and an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, where he also pursued
a master's degree in linguistics. His research interests include the study of musical
borrowing, the intersections of music studies and linguistics, and the politics of
music since 1900. Dr. Orosz has read scholarly papers at academic conferences across
North and South America, and published articles on a wide range of topics including
the film music of John Williams, the sound-alike tunes of television composers, the
twelve-tone music of Panamanian composer Roque Cordero, and the piano miniatures of
Robert Schumann. Before coming to Memphis, Orosz taught at the University of Minnesota
and the University of Alabama. He currently serves as President of the South Central
Society for Music Theory.
Education
Education
- Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
- M.A., Master of Arts, University of Minnesota
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts, College of Wooster