School of Music - Robert J. Ricci
Robert J. Ricci (1968)
Theory, Composition, Jazz
B.A. Antioch
M.M. Yale
D.M.A. Cincinnati
He studied theory with Lewis Rowell and Alan Forte, musicology with Carol McClintoch, and composition with Elliott Carter, Quincy Porter, and Donald Martino.
He has co-authored two books--Jazz Improvisation (Prentice-Hall) and Twentieth Century Music (Macmillan)--and is well known as a jazz pianist and composer.
Other interests include the aesthetics of music, Schenkerian analysis, and Bach-style counterpoint.
Email: robert.ricci@wmich.edu