About
The H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Award honors each year a publication related to the goals of RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals), a long-standing enterprise internationally recognized as one of the primary tools for research in music and musicology. The award honors works of scholarship of exceptional merit based upon 18th, 19th, and 20th-century periodical literature related to music. Works eligible for this award include, but are not limited to, books, articles, or widely-disseminated databases focusing on one or more journals, music critics and criticism, reception history, critical and cultural histories (e.g. of nationalism, genres, race, gender, class), and issues of access and preservation.
Nominations
To be eligible for the H. Robert Cohen/RIPM Award, nominations must meet the following criteria. Eligible works:
- Must be authored by a member of the AMS or a citizen/permanent resident of Canada or the United States
- Must have been published during the preceding three calendar years (referring to the copyright year as found in the front matter of the published work)
- May be published in any language and in any country
Nominations must be received via the AMS Award Nomination form by 11:59PM ET on the submission deadline. Self-nominations are welcome, as well as nominations from colleagues and publishers. Nominators are asked to provide a digital review copy of the work, if available.
A committee of three scholars will choose a single award recipient from all eligible candidates. Award winners will receive a monetary prize, a certificate, and recognition at the Annual Meeting of the Society. An individual may receive the H. Robert Cohen/RIPM Award only once. A single work of scholarship may receive only one AMS award.
Frequently Asked Questions
All AMS members are eligible to receive the Cohen/RIPM Award. If you are not yet a member of the AMS, we invite you to join here.
Eligibility for the Cohen/RIPM Award is determined by the copyright date found on the imprint of a nominated publication. For instance, the 2024 Cohen/RIPM Award award considers works published in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Self-nomination is encouraged! To nominate your own work for consideration, follow the procedures on the AMS Award Nominations form.
Past Recipients
View past recipients of the H. Robert Cohen/RIPM Award.
Current Nominees
View current nominees for the H. Robert Cohen/RIPM Award.
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