Rate My Professor Jess Tyre

Dr. Jess Tyre is an Associate Professor of Music History in the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York College at Potsdam. He earned his Ph.D. in Musicology from Yale University, with his dissertation focusing on the reception of Robert Schumann’s music in fin-de-siècle France as part of broader research into French music criticism at the turn of the twentieth century. Tyre also holds an M.Phil. and an M.A. from Yale University, along with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan. Before assuming his current position at SUNY Potsdam, he taught at Yale University and the University of Michigan, gaining extensive experience in musicological instruction and research supervision.

Tyre’s research specializes in nineteenth-century music, particularly French music criticism, aesthetics, and performance practices. His ongoing projects include an examination of the reception of fin-de-siècle French composers in the United States and a study of intertextual relationships in nineteenth-century tone poems. As a dedicated educator within the Theory, History & Composition Department, he teaches courses on the post-romantic era, the music of Wagner and Verdi, film music, the historical development of the musical, and European folk music. Tyre has made significant contributions to music scholarship through peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals and collections. Notable among these is his publication “Music in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune” in the Journal of Musicology (2005). Additional works appear in the Proceedings of the American Historical Association, Journal of Music Education Research, Library of Essays on Music, Politics, and Society, Journal of the Haydn Society of North America, and Beethoven Journal. These publications highlight his influence in exploring the intersections of music, history, and culture during pivotal periods.