Croatian Composers' Society
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Croatian Composers' Society is a professional organization of composers in Croatia
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HDS organizes the Music Biennale Zagreb
, an international festival of contemporary music, and Zagrebfest, a festival of Croatian popular music.
HDS is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
(CISAC), Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique
(BIEM), International Society for Contemporary Music
(ISCM), European Composers and Songwriters Alliance (ECSA)
and European Composers Forum (ECF).
The society has approximately 300 full and 4000 associate members. The full membership is available to composers, musicologists and music writers, whose applications are processed by a panel of members who evaluate the professional, artistic, or scientific merit of the applicant's work. The associate membership is available to music copyright
holders - both individuals and legal persons - and entitles them to a share in the distribution of the government-collected blank media tax.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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HDS organizes the Music Biennale Zagreb
Music Biennale Zagreb
Music Biennale Zagreb is an international festival of contemporary music in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by the Croatian Composers' Society. The Biennale, founded by Milko Kelemen and held every spring of the odd years since 1961, has become one of the most important festivals of contemporary music...
, an international festival of contemporary music, and Zagrebfest, a festival of Croatian popular music.
HDS is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs , founded in 1926, is a performance rights organisation, which coordinates the protection of its member creators' rights.As of June 2010, CISAC numbers 229 authors’ societies from 121 countries and indirectly represents more than...
(CISAC), Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique
Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique
BIEM is an organisation coordinating statutory license agreements among different countries. BIEM is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and represents 44 societies, from 42 countries....
(BIEM), International Society for Contemporary Music
International Society for Contemporary Music
The International Society for Contemporary Music is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music.ISCM was established in 1922, in Salzburg. Its core activity is the World Music Days Festival, held every year at a different location. The festival includes cutting edge productions...
(ISCM), European Composers and Songwriters Alliance (ECSA)
ECSA - European Composer and Songwriter Alliance
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance is an international non-profit organization established in 2008 and registered under Belgian law with an office in the , Flagey, Brussels....
and European Composers Forum (ECF).
The society has approximately 300 full and 4000 associate members. The full membership is available to composers, musicologists and music writers, whose applications are processed by a panel of members who evaluate the professional, artistic, or scientific merit of the applicant's work. The associate membership is available to music copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
holders - both individuals and legal persons - and entitles them to a share in the distribution of the government-collected blank media tax.