University-Professor Dr. Derek K. Remes

Music Theory Research and Pedagogy

  • Professor of Music Theory at the TU Dortmund University in Germany

  • Researcher, Editor, Pedagogue, Composer

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Prof. Dr. Derek Remeš honored for editing Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg’s treatise
Prof. Dr. Derek Remeš honored for editing Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg’s treatise

At the end of 2024, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Derek Remeš received the "Citation of Special Merit" from the  US Society of Music Theory  for his editorship of Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg's treatise Abhandlung von der Fuge (1753–54). 

New Position: Professor of Music Theory at the Technical University in Dortmund, Germany
New Position: Professor of Music Theory at the Technical University in Dortmund, Germany

I was recently appointed Professor of Music Theory at the Technical University in Dortmund, Germany. For the past five years I was Docent for Music Theory at the Lucerne University of Applied Arts and Sciences in Switzerland.

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Pedagogy

Statement of Teaching Philosophy

As a theorist who is also a professional organist, I know how powerfully analysis and performance can inform one another. Sharing these synergistic experiences with my students is central to my pedagogical mission.