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Philip Ewell

1966–

United States

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Philip Adrian Ewell (born February 16, 1966) is an American professor of music theory at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He specializes in Russian and 20th-century music as well as rap and hip-hop. In 2019, he sparked controversy with his conference talk "Music Theory's White Racial Frame", leading to a debate on the racial politics of music theory and resulting in his 2023 book, "On Music Theory and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone".

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