Subject: Reminder: Call for papers for EMR special issue commemorating David Huron From: Albrecht, Joshua <"Albrecht, Joshua"> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:50:10 +0000--_000_BL0PR04MB4627151E514EB1AF3AC91470E591ABL0PR04MB4627namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that the submission deadline for the special is= sue of Empirical Musicology Review commemorating David Huron is approaching= on March 1, 2026. The original call for papers is below. Sincerely, Joshua Albrecht, joshua-albrecht *at* uiowa.edu Niels Chr. Hansen, nch *at* musikkons.dk (Editors of Empirical Musicology Review) ___________________________________________________________________________= __________ David Huron (1954-2025) was a pivotal figure in the development of the fiel= d of empirical musicology, with pathbreaking work in empirical methodologie= s, music and emotion research with a special focus on musical sadness, musi= c as ethological signal, the influence of perceptual constraints on voice-l= eading, the psychology of musical expectation, computational musicology and= corpus methodologies, for which he developed the Humdrum toolkit, among ma= ny other research interests. He authored almost 200 articles and several in= fluential books, and trained numerous music researchers. He also co-founded= Empirical Musicology Review with David Butler in 2004. EMR (emusicology.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://emusicology.org/__;= !!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!R4KXyOL2ETHUFXMAwrz9zvMkSY600kntI9uAVmgtAZ2UvD5FOaY6-LzpsE= jXGjXdTOI0owg16Zs1sMpXigLkIq6YvIuB8hUSgVN_$ >) is pleased to announce a cal= l for papers for a special issue commemorating the academic legacy of David= Huron. Submissions following the journal=92s usual formats will be welcome= , including articles and data reports. We will also consider special commen= taries on articles published by David Huron or book reviews of any of his b= ooks. Extra consideration will be given to authors who worked closely with David = Huron. Additionally, contributions that intersect significantly with his oe= uvre will be preferred. This could take several forms including: testing hy= potheses that he proposed; replicating his empirical findings; or extending= and applying his theories beyond their original context. In your submission, please include a cover letter (max 350 words) that brie= fly a) describes your professional relationship with David Huron and b) out= lines in what ways your contribution intersects with his oeuvre. The deadline for consideration for this special issue is March 1, 2026. Informal correspondence or queries are welcome if you have questions about = what may be appropriate for this special issue. Joshua Albrecht, PhD Assistant Professor of Music Theory 95 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 uiowa.edu<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.uiowa.edu/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lr= pZQ!R4KXyOL2ETHUFXMAwrz9zvMkSY600kntI9uAVmgtAZ2UvD5FOaY6-LzpsEjXGjXdTOI0owg= 16Zs1sMpXigLkIq6YvIuB8vyTghq7$ > [The University of Iowa Logo] --_000_BL0PR04MB4627151E514EB1AF3AC91470E591ABL0PR04MB4627namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> Dear colleagues, </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> We would like to remind you that the submission deadline for the special is= sue of <i>Empirical Musicology Review </i>commemorating David Huron is approaching= on March 1, 2026. The original call for papers is below.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Sincerely,</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Joshua Albrecht, joshua-albrecht *at* uiowa.edu</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Niels Chr. Hansen, nch *at* musikkons.dk</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> (Editors of <i>Empirical Musicology Review</i>)</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> ___________________________________________________________________________= __________</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> David Huron (1954-2025) was a pivotal figure in the development of the fiel= d of empirical musicology, with pathbreaking work in empirical methodologie= s, music and emotion research with a special focus on musical sadness, musi= c as ethological signal, the influence of perceptual constraints on voice-leading, the psychology of musical expe= ctation, computational musicology and corpus methodologies, for which he de= veloped the Humdrum toolkit, among many other research interests. He author= ed almost 200 articles and several influential books, and trained numerous music researchers. He also co-foun= ded <i> Empirical Musicology Review </i>with David Butler in 2004.</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"ele= mentToProof"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>EMR </i>(</span><span style=3D"colo= r: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;"= data-auth=3D"NotApplicable" class=3D"x_OWAAutoLink" id=3D"OWA2a0f2672-28f7= -200a-5292-ddecb7b6c51d" href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://emusico= logy.org/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!R4KXyOL2ETHUFXMAwrz9zvMkSY600kntI9uAVmgtAZ2UvD= 5FOaY6-LzpsEjXGjXdTOI0owg16Zs1sMpXigLkIq6YvIuB8hUSgVN_$">emusicology.org</a= ></u></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">) is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue commemorating= the academic legacy of David Huron. Submissions following the journal=92s = usual formats will be welcome, including articles and data reports. We will= also consider special commentaries on articles published by David Huron or book reviews of any of his books.&= nbsp;</span></div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Extra consideration will be given to authors who worked closely with David = Huron. Additionally, contributions that intersect significantly with his oe= uvre will be preferred. This could take several forms including: testing hy= potheses that he proposed; replicating his empirical findings; or extending and applying his theories beyond thei= r original context.</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> In your submission, please include a cover letter (max 350 words) that brie= fly a) describes your professional relationship with David Huron and b) out= lines in what ways your contribution intersects with his oeuvre.</div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> The deadline for consideration for this special issue is March 1, 2026.</di= v> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0= px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, H= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"eleme= ntToProof"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-heig= ht: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MS= FontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Informal correspondence or queries are welcome if you have questions about = what may be appropriate for this special issue. </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" id=3D"Signature"> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> <br> </div> <p style=3D"text-align: left; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 0px; margin-bot= tom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" clas= s=3D"elementToProof"> <b>Joshua Albrecht, PhD</b><br> Assistant Professor of Music Theory<br> 95 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52242<br> <span style=3D"color: initial;"><b><u><a style=3D"color: initial; margin-to= p: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title=3D"uiowa.edu" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" id= =3D"OWA49183656-14c8-f849-eac5-041be7c65db1" href=3D"https://urldefense.com= /v3/__http://www.uiowa.edu/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!R4KXyOL2ETHUFXMAwrz9zvMkSY60= 0kntI9uAVmgtAZ2UvD5FOaY6-LzpsEjXGjXdTOI0owg16Zs1sMpXigLkIq6YvIuB8vyTghq7$">= uiowa.edu</a></u></b></span></p> <div style=3D"text-align: left; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.05rem; f= ont-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px;" class=3D"elementToProof= "> <img style=3D"width: 150px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width=3D"150" d= ata-src=3D"/sites/brand.uiowa.edu/files/styles/medium/public/2020-05/IOWA-E= mailSignature_1.png?itok=3D4xhxAtsW" alt=3D"The University of Iowa Logo" sr= c=3D"https://brand.uiowa.edu/sites/brand.uiowa.edu/files/styles/medium/publ= ic/2020-05/IOWA-EmailSignature_1.png?itok=3D4xhxAtsW"></div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BL0PR04MB4627151E514EB1AF3AC91470E591ABL0PR04MB4627namp_--