Ann McNamee
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Ann McNamee performing with her band Ann Atomic at Lilith Fair, Comcast Center, Great Woods, Mansfield, MA on Aug. 3 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ann Kosakowski |
| Born |
May 21, 1953 Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Professor Emerita (Swarthmore College) |
| Instruments | Voice, piano, keyboards, hand percussion, bass |
| Associated acts | Ann Atomic, Moonalice |
| Website | annmcnamee |
Ann Kosakowski McNamee (Southbridge, Massachusetts, May 21, 1953) is a musical theorist and singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, CA and a retired Professor Emerita of music at Swarthmore College notable for her contribution to music theory; her song writing; and her musical performances with the bands the Flying Other Brothers and Moonalice known for their cutting edge technology, particularly in the area of social media, as well as their performances at festivals such as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Nateva,Summer Camp Music Festival,Oregon Country Fair,Gathering of the Vibes; and with her band Ann Atomic during the 2010 revival of Lilith Fair.
She is the author of highly cited academic work in music theory, specifically on bitonality, mode and interval in the music of Karol Szymanowski, the role of the piano introduction in Franz Schubert's Lieder, and the octave expansion and sonata form of Grażyna Bacewicz's Second Piano Sonata.
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