A lecture given by Gilbert Delor (based on his thorough work in progress for a planned book
about Tom Johnson) on Tom’s 80th birthday in November 2019.
PDF file (18 pages, in French)
Frank Jedrzejewski’s latest book, in French. You may also want to refer to his earlier book in English, Mathematical Theory of Music (Delatour, 2006).
Lecture given at the
Henri Poincaré Institute
on Feb. 17, 2017. With a mathematical introduction by
Jean-Paul Delahaye and musical illustrations
by flutist Amélie Berson.
Full video available online (in French).
Tom Johnson explains how he came to use block designs in his music.
(In French, with substantial sections in English).
PDF file
An article (in French) by Gilbert Delor written for the 2014 book
Permutations,….
Probably the best analysis to date of Tom Johnson’s visual approach
to music structures.
PDF file
Liner notes for the CD Rational Melodies recorded by Dedalus.
PDF file. Read liner notes.
A conference included in the compilation L’expérience de l’expérimentation edited by Matthieu Saladin.
[French, français]
An academic paper (unfortunately not without some mistakes), originally included in a Canadian publication.
“Je vais au Théâtre de la Ville pour voir Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker. Pourquoi. C’était dans mon abonnement. C’est un accident.”
PDF file.
[French, français]