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Miriam Piilonen
@miriam-piilonen.bsky.social
artist, writer, assistant professor of music theory
my parents made this
July 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
pop quiz: how many measures of rest have i counted so far, uh oh
June 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
music theory is 🚀
May 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
listen to my song "omg gop wtf" -- out today
March 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy 1 year of my book TME!

I’m so proud of this project and the life it has taken on. Here’s to many more years of researching, writing about, and discussing these topics.

I’ll next be speaking about the book at Eastman School of Music on February 28. Come out if you’re in the Rochester area.
January 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Self-Love Junkie” by me and B Prada is out now.

A remix of B’s classic “Junkie” as part of his new album Adore U, Dior U [redux].

“Self-Love Junkie” explores the complexities of self-love, the pressure to be somebody, and the hermeneutic circle of the mirror.

Stream it wherever.
December 10, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking this week at University of Buffalo, as part of the Baird Lecture Series. Come out and say hi!
September 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
My book is 7 months old! Check out my original cover design idea, which was deemed too "halloweenesque" (it's fine because I like the final version even more).
August 30, 2024 at 1:49 PM
ok hear me out tho
August 6, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Check out the new volume of the Journal of Music Theory. In addition to articles by a lot of my heroes, you can read my review of Fanny Gribenski's Tuning the World, an outstanding work of research about the history of A 440 tunings.
June 25, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Thanks to everyone who came out to Amherst Books for the book launch for TME! I loved every minute. Especially the cake.
February 21, 2024 at 5:30 PM
February 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Today is the official publication date for my book Theorizing Music Evolution: Darwin, Spencer, and the Limits of the Human, published by Oxford University Press.
January 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Did you know I'm publishing a book this January? It's a critical reading of theories of music evolution, focusing on the debate between Darwin and Spencer.

Theorizing Music Evolution: Darwin, Spencer, and the Limits of the Human
December 4, 2023 at 6:21 PM