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, music as ethological signal, the influence of perceptual constraints on musical voice-leading, computational musicology and corpus methodologies, in which he developed the Humdrum toolkit, and public policy, among many other research interests. He authored almost 200 articles and several influential books, and trained hundreds of music scholars in conducting musicology research. He also co-founded Empirical Musicology Review in 2004.
To commemorate David Huron’s lasting impact on the field, Empirical Musicology Review is honoured to announce a special issue celebrating his life and academic legacy. In advance of our official call for submissions which will be announced later this summer, we would like to ask those who have directly worked with David or studied under him to begin considering possible contributions that might be submitted to this special issue. More details are forthcoming.
Sincerely,
Joshua Albrecht and Niels Chr. Hansen
Editors of Empirical Musicology Review