A wolf interval occurs in the circle of fifths in certain temperament schemes. It is dissonant in the face of harmony. It is the interval whose imperfection makes the other fifths perfect. Tradition holds that its discord sounds like a wolf howling.
Editorial Introduction - Volume 10
Welcome to the tenth installment of The Wolf Interval: A Multimodal Journal of Student Work at Juilliard. The purpose of this journal is to showcase the scholarly and artistic achievements of Juilliard students and, where appropriate, to provide models for other students to follow. This issue features an insightful interview with the classical pianist Jerome Lowenthal, a moving rendition of a poem accompanied by piano, and an autoethnography on COVID-19 and discrimination, in addition to other pieces of deep engagement.
I anticipate that our audience will find these materials outstanding, in terms of both academic and aesthetic merit.
Work of this kind is always a joint venture, and here I wish to thank the Juilliard community. I thank the student contributors, first of all, for their willingness to share their work. And I thank my colleagues in Liberal Arts and Music History for identifying student work deserving of a wide audience.
Special thanks go to Jillian De Four and Zuri Gordon, the co-editors and designers of this journal.
I hope The Wolf Interval will spark a larger conversation about the intersection of scholarship and art in the Juilliard curriculum. Feedback and inquiries are welcome. Please contact me at writing.center@juilliard.edu with questions or comments.
Now, without further ado, please join us in boca al lupo: into the mouth of the wolf!
Robert Wilson
Coyote-in-Chief
Spring 2021
