Butler School of Music
John Turci-Escobar

John Turci-Escobar

Assistant Professor of Theory

Office (Primary):
(512) 232-4993
MRH 3.744

UT Address:
The Butler School of Music


Austin, Texas 78712-1555

Email:
turci-escobar@austin.utexas.edu

John Turci-Escobar earned a B.A. from Rutgers University (1996) and a Ph.D. from Yale University (2004). His primary areas of interest are the late Italian madrigal, the music of Astor Piazzolla, and Argentine tango. Secondary areas of interest include nineteenth-century chromaticism, Classical form, and broader issues in music and meaning. Turci-Escobar has presented his work at regional, national, and international conferences. He is currently writing a series of articles on the music of Carlo Gesualdo and the late Italian madrigal. He is also preparing a book on the 1965 collaboration between Astor Piazzolla and Jorge Luis Borges.