Bozhidar ChapkanovDr. Bozhidar Chapkanov is a pianist, composer, and researcher who specializes in the field of Neo-Riemannian theory and analysis. His doctoral thesis titled 'Harmony and Tonality in Liszt's Late Piano Music - Functional and Transformational Analytica Perspectives' develops a hybrid methodology for the transitional repertoires of the late nineteenth century, utilizing the strengths of both Hugo Riemann's 'Funktionstheorie' and the innovative approaches of Neo-Riemannian analysis. Commencing his doctoral studies in 2017 at City, University of London, and completing in 2022, Bozhidar Chapkanov has enjoyed frequent appearances at international conferences, presenting his findings in Italy, France, Portugal, Croatia, and the UK. His publication in the 'Italian Rivista di analisi e teoria musicale' titled 'An Analytical Study into Weitzmann Regions in the late Piano Works of Franz Liszt' shows the importance of the augmented triad for Liszt and claims that a visually enhanced Neo-Riemannian methodology can put enough emphasis on this sonority and demonstrate that it was a generator of musical syntax for the composer. Having similar motivations as a starting point for the current book, Dr. Chapkanov believes that transformational analysis can open our eyes and ears to many harmonic details in the music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which remain obscure in other modes of analysis. Therefore, the current project is seen as an important step in broadening the reach of his field of research and allowing more music practitioners to understand music better through the aid of transformational theory and analysis. Read More Read Less