Dmitri Tymoczko

In this episode, I chat with Professor Dmitri Tymoczko. Professor Tymoczko is a composer, theorist, and scholar whose work bridges music, mathematics, and philosophy. He is Professor of Music at Princeton University and an external faculty member at the Santa Fe Institute. A Rhodes Scholar and Guggenheim Fellow, Professor Tymoczko’s research revolutionized music theory through his geometrical approach to harmony, articulated in his acclaimed book A Geometry of Music (Oxford University Press). His compositions (described as polystylistic and dynamic) have been performed by leading ensembles such as the Brentano Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, and Synergy Vocals. He has also published Tonality: An Owner’s Manual (2023) and numerous articles exploring the mathematical and philosophical dimensions of music. Through both his scholarly writing and celebrated recordings (including Beat Therapy and Rube Goldberg Variations) Professor Tymoczko continues to redefine the dialogue between artistic expression and theoretical inquiry.