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Seventh edition

RULES AND CONDITIONS

Art.1 Edizioni Musicali Taukay, with the support of the Comune di Udine and in collaboration with Delta Produzioni Associazione Culturale, hereby opens the Seventh International Competition for Composers “Città di Udine”.


Art. 2 The competition is divided in two sections:
- Instrumental compositions for chamber group
- Electro-acoustic music.


Art. 3 The competition will accept unpublished compositions by musicians of any nationality and of any age. Previously performed compositions will be accepted. Compositions do not need to be sent anonymously.


Art. 4 Section for compositions for chamber group.
Compositions for chamber instrumental group must not exceed a duration of eight minutes.
The instrumental group is made up of:
- a string quartet (2 violins, viola and cello)
- piano
- flute (piccolo, alto flute, and bass flute) / one performer
- clarinet (clarinet in E flat, clarinet in B flat, clarinet in A and bass clarinet)/ one performer
- percussion instruments from the following list: vibraphone, glockenspiel, tom toms (max 5 pieces) suspended cymbals, tam tam, templeblocks, small percussion instruments such as triangle, wood blocks, maracas etc… / one performer
- instruments listed above may be used in any combination
- if desired, just one instrument may be used
- it is possible to use a stereo audio track on DAT or CD in the performance of the chamber music ensemble
- six copies of each score must be sent for the section of compositions for the chamber instrumental group
- should the score be selected for performance, the composer must supply separate scores for individual instruments
- scores will not be returned
- should works contain unknown symbols or marks, the composer must provide explanatory notes in order that the work can be understood correctly.


Art. 5 Electro-acoustic music section
Electro-acoustic musical compositions must have a duration of less than ten minutes and must be presented in stereo on DAT or compact disc. Any multi-channel versions of the composition should be sent along with the stereo version.
- only one copy of each composition need be sent for the Electro-acoustic music section.


Art. 6 More than one composition may be entered for the competition


Art. 7 The winning composition from each section will receive a prize totalling one thousand euro (1000 Euro).
- Edizioni Musicali Taukay will organise the public performance of 6-8 of the best compositions entered in the competition, this will be held in Udine in the autumn of 2008.
- the performance will be recorded on compact disc with the intention of producing a discographic product.


Art. 8 works should be posted to the competition secretary at:
Taukay Edizioni Musicali - via del Torre 57/5 - 33047 Remanzacco (Udine) I TALY
The closing date is 30 April 2008.
- the postmark will be deemed to be the date of submission.
- the final decision of the jury will be made public by 31st July 2008.


Art. 9 the jury reserves the right to refuse any entry which does not fulfil the indicated requirements.


Art. 10 Each individual composition in each section must be sent together with the receipt for the payment of the entry fee of thirty euro (€30), which should be paid in the following ways:


From Italy:
- Vaglia postale postale paid to: Taukay Edizioni Musicali – via del Torre 57/5 – 33047 Remanzacco (UD) – ITALIA
- by credit card using the following link: http://www.taukay.it/2008/competition.html
- by bank transfer using the following banking coordinates:
IT 81 P 02008 12325 000040780136 - UNICREDIT BANCA - Agenzia Udine del Ledra


From foreign county:
- by credit card using the following link: http://www.taukay.it/2008/competition.html
- by bank transfer using the following international banking coordinates:
BIC SWIFT code: UNCRITB1N46
International bank account number: IT 81 P 02008 12325 000040780136
UNICREDIT BANCA - Agenzia Udine del Ledra
- for information about other payment methods please e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
- an entry fee must be paid for each composition submitted.
- where possible, the “reason for payment” should indicate: Settimo Concorso “Città di Udine” 2008.


Art. 11 the following documentation is also required:
- name, surname, address, telephone number, e-mail address (where available), date and place of birth, citizenship.
- curriculum vitae and studiorum.
- recent photograph of the composer
- photocopy of identification document of the composer
- a statement certifying that the submitted composition is unpublished and has not been awarded any prizes in any musical competition
- a statement agreeing to permit the performance of the composition to be broadcast or telecast and archived without compensation
- a statement agreeing to the treatment of personal information in accordance with Italian privacy laws.
Printable application forms for the competition are available from the web site:
http://www.taukay.it/competition.html


Art. 12 the Jury’s decision is final.


Art. 13 on entering the competition and presenting the composition, the composer accepts all the above terms and conditions.
- failing to follow the above terms and conditions will result in the forfeiting of any rights deriving from participation in the competition.


Art. 14 the competent court for any dispute is the Court of Udine .
For further information please visit Edizioni Musicali Taukay’s web site: http://www.taukay.it
Or contact us by e-mail at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


prot. 20-10-2007
 

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