CfP: Empirical Musicology Review special issue commemorating David Huron (Deadline: 1.3.2026)

David Huron (1954-2025) was a pivotal figure in the development of the field of empirical musicology, with pathbreaking work in empirical methodologies, music and emotion research with a special focus on musical sadness, music as ethological signal, the influence of perceptual constraints on voice-leading, the psychology of musical expectation, computational musicology and corpus methodologies, for which he developed the Humdrum toolkit, among many other research interests. He authored almost 200 articles and several influential books, and trained numerous music researchers. He also co-founded Empirical Musicology Review with David Butler in 2004.

EMR (emusicology.org<http://emusicology.org/>) is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue commemorating the academic legacy of David Huron. Submissions following the journal’s 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.

Extra consideration will be given to authors who worked closely with David Huron. Additionally, contributions that intersect significantly with his oeuvre will be preferred. This could take several forms including: testing hypotheses 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 briefly a) describes your professional relationship with David Huron and b) outlines 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, joshua-albrecht[at]uiowa[dot]edu
Niels Chr. Hansen, nch[at]musikkons[dot]dk
(Editors of Empirical Musicology Review)