Croatian Composers' Society

Croatian Composers' Society (Croatian: Hrvatsko društvo skladatelja, HDS) is a professional organization of composers in Croatia.

The society has more than 300 full and over 9000 associate members.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

HDS organizes the Music Biennale Zagreb, an international festival of contemporary music, Zagrebfest, a festival of Croatian popular music, Jazz.hr festival, Chansonfest, Glazbena tribina Opatija and various others music events throughout the year.^[1]

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 the European Composers Forum (ECF).^[1]

The society publishes recorded music, scores and music related books through Cantus Ltd.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "O nama". hds.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Composers' Society. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ "Pravilnik za prijam u redovno članstvo". hds.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Composers' Society. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ "Članovi". hds.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Composers' Society. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ "Zovu ga i Ivo Zamp: Josipoviću nametanje harača nije strano". Index.hr (in Croatian). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ "About us". cantus.hr. Retrieved 23 August 2021.