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Ars Lyrica invites proposals for articles on the songs of Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt, to appear in a special issue in honor of their bicentennial years.

Abstracts up to 250 words should be emailed to Robert Fallon (rfallon at cmu.edu), Editor of Ars Lyrica, by 15-Jul-2011. Selected abstracts will be invited to submit papers for consideration for publication in volume 20 (2011). The deadline for submission of the complete paper is 15-Jul-2011 for possible publication in October 2011.

Abstracts should name the specific musical works under consideration, explain the background of the issue the author will investigate, and clearly state the article’s main point.

Ars Lyrica: Journal of the Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations annually publishes peer-reviewed scholarship on the myriad of interactions between text and music. First published as the Society’s newsletter in 1981 (now a separate publication), Ars Lyrica welcomes literary, musicological, and performance-practice research into word-music issues crossing all historical periods, and enveloping all musical and literary genres and cultural frameworks. We publish both independent submissions, articles first presented at our invited panels at conferences, and reviews of books from literary, musicological, and ethnomusicological perspectives.

Format

Authors should submit their articles to the Editor (address above) in electronic format (PDF and MS Word, set to 8.5 in. x 11 in. paper size). Figures or illustrations necessary to the argument should be included within the text submission. Submissions should include a bibliography, a short abstract conforming to the RILM guidelines (<www.rilm.org /submissions/index.html>), and a brief biographical notice.

Music examples should: (a) be written or printed on separate sheets; (b) provide text underlay or clear captions exactly as they are to appear in the article; and (c) be based on the most authoritative sources available, and properly cited in the captions. Where possible, music examples should be submitted in electronic form, using the Sibelius or Finale platforms. Type is available for a large number of musical symbols, but fully notated music should not be included within sentences. Photos and other accompanying graphics, such as reproductions of manuscripts or art works should also be submitted electronically. The location of all examples, tables, or figures should be clearly indicated in the text. Captions for figures, tables, and musical examples should be submitted in a separate file. Clear, high-definition computer scans should be submitted for all continuous-tone illustrations.

All submissions should use the notes and bibliography style of documentation given in The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2010). Citations must include the name of the publisher in those places as specified in the manual (e.g. “Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2010”). Ars Lyrica also follows the manual’s punctuation and its use of Arabic numerals for volume numbers. First reference to material should give a full bibliographic citation; subsequent references should be abbreviated to author and short title.

Obtaining permission for reprinting materials under copyright protection, beyond internationally recognized, legal principles of “fair use,” is the responsibility of the author. The Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations presumes such permissions have been secured by the contributor and will not be held accountable for infringement of existing copyright regulations.

Book reviews that address single texts should not exceed 1,500 words. Reviewers are encouraged to develop an essayistic approach and to review multiple texts on a shared theme. Review essays will be granted greater flexibility in length.