Timothy Cochran

Biography

Timothy Cochran holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from Rutgers University and degrees in music theory from West Chester University and Temple University. His publications focus on Olivier Messiaen's musical aesthetics and the reception of Claude Debussy's music in Messiaen's writings and in ballet. Tim’s book project, Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film, explores how foregrounded moments of musical activity in film are means of conceptualizing, valuing and critiquing music as a psychologically- and socially-transformative power.

Research Interests

• Film Music
• Reception History
• Music and Landscape

Teaching Interests

• Music in the Western Classical Tradition
• Popular Music
• Film Music

Publications

Timothy B. Cochran. Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film: Reflexive Fictions (book under contract with Ashgate Screen Music Series/Routledge)

Timothy B. Cochran. “Reading Primary Sources Analytically.” Journal of Music History Pedagogy 9/1 (2019): 79–89.

Timothy B. Cochran. “‘Crying Out With Life and Truth’: Simulating Immersion in Messiaen’s Des Canyons aux étoiles . . .” Twentieth-Century Music 14/2 (2017): 179–207.

Timothy B. Cochran. “Adapting Debussy: Dislocation and Crisis in Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune.” 19th-Century Music 39/1 (2015): 35–55.

Timothy B. Cochran. “The Pebble in the Water: Messiaen, Debussy, and the Meaning of Rhythmic Contrast.” Journal of Musicology 31/4 (2014): 503–540.

Timothy B. Cochran. “Messiaen and the Composer’s Eye: Analyzing Debussy in the Traité.” Theoria: Historical Aspects of Music Theory 20 (2013): 121–151.