Croatian Composers' Society (, HDS) is a professional organization of composers in
Croatia
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.
The society has more than 300 full and over 9000 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
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holders - both individuals and
legal person
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s - and entitles them to a share in the distribution of the government-collected
blank media tax
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.
HDS organizes the
Music Biennale Zagreb
Music Biennale Zagreb (, MBZ) is an international festival of contemporary classical music, contemporary music in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by the Croatian Composers' Society. The wikt:biennale, Biennale, founded by Milko Kelemen and held every s ...
, an international festival of
contemporary music Contemporary music is whatever music is produced at the current time. Specifically, it could refer to:
Genres or audiences
* Adult contemporary music
* British contemporary R&B
* Christian adult contemporary
* Christian contemporary hit radio
* Con ...
,
Zagrebfest, a festival of Croatian popular music, Jazz.hr festival, Chansonfest, Glazbena tribina Opatija and various others music events throughout the year.
HDS is a member of the
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC),
Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique
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(BIEM),
International Society for Contemporary Music
The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music.
The organization was established in Salzburg in 1922 as Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (IGNM) following the ...
(ISCM), European Composers and Songwriters Alliance (ECSA) and the European Composers Forum (ECF).
The society publishes recorded music, scores and music related books through Cantus Ltd.
References
External links
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Hrvatsko društvo skladatelja
Music organizations based in Croatia
Music licensing organizations
1945 establishments in Croatia
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