56th ZECCHINO D`ORO MUSIC CONTEST

56th ZECCHINO D’ORO MUSIC CONTEST
International exhibition of songs for children 2012: The By-laws
1. The By-laws of the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest - International exhibition of songs for 1
children 2013 is advertised by the Antoniano music section of the Minors Province of Christ the
King of the Minor Friars of Emilia (hereafter referred to as Antoniano), based in Bologna, via
Guinizelli n.3.
2. The Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest aims at promoting the production and diffusion of songs for
children, which are artistically hearty, contemporary and pedagogically inspired by ethical,
civic and social values.
3. The final stages of the Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest will take place in the second half of
November 2013 and will be traditionally broadcast live by RAI – Italian radio television.
4. The 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest - International exhibition of songs for children 2012 –
will exhibit an overall of 12 songs: Italian and foreigner songs.
5. Antoniano will select the 4 foreigner songs among the present production for infancy, in
collaboration with the partaker foreigner Countries. Antoniano will edit the Italian translation
of the songs, conditional to agreement with the Writers.
6. The songs will be selected via this advert according to the following criteria:
a) The competition is open to any Writer, both Italian and foreign. The lyric must be in Italian
or in the language on the foreign nationality represented by piece with an attached
translation into Italian.
b) The songs submitted must be original and unpublished: meaning that both for the lyric and
for the music, they must not be published or recorded or in any other way broadcasted
before the public performance at the Zecchino d’Oro Contest.
c) For every song, Writers must submit:
- the sheet music for piano and voice in three copies;
- ten copies of the lyric;
- a CD with the singing of the entire lyric performed by a child with the music
arrangement of piano only (no keyboard sounds) or guitar only;
- the present By-law signed for acceptance and approval;
- receipt/proof of payment;
- both the lyric and the sheet music must not marked with the Writer’s name.
d) The material listed in c) must be posted to the Secretariat of the Zecchino d’Oro Contest,
Antoniano – Via Guinizelli n.3, 40125 Bologna, by the 31st March 2013 (the postmark will be
considered evidence of it).
Segreteria dello Zecchino d’Oro
Antoniano di Bologna
Via Guinizelli n.3
40125 Bologna
tel. 051.3940206 -216
e-mail [email protected]
www.zecchinodoro.org
FB Zecchino d’Oro Official
@zecchinodoro
e) For every song submitted, Writers must pay a fee of 30 Euro at:
ANTONIANO DEI FRATI MINORI
IBAN IT 23 J 076010 24000 00014982425
BIC/SWIFT BPPIITRRXXX
reference: Selezione Canzoni 56° Zecchino d’Oro 2013.
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f) The Secretariat of the Zecchino d’Oro Contest is specifically exempted from the obligation
to return any material submitted to compete in this contest.
g) Antoniano reserves the possibility to extend the deadline for the submission of songs (see
d)) whenever required on organizational grounds.
h) Antoniano will contact only the Writers selected for the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest.
Incomplete applications (as referred in c)) or the breaking of one of the arrangements
listed above will cause the exclusion from the contest.
7. An internal panel will shortlist a maximum of hundred (100) songs among the ones considered
valid. The 12 songs that will compete in the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest 2013 will be
selected among these. The composition of the panel will be advertised via press release. The
titles of the songs selected for the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest will be announced via
online press release at www.antoniano.it e www.zecchinodoro.org
8. Antoniano reserves the right to require from the Writers the partial amendments of the sheet
music or lyric.
9. By taking part to the contest the songs Writers, the music Composers and the Performers of the
songs selected for and performed at the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contest - International
exhibition of songs for children 2013 – transfer to Antoniano any faculty and right detailed in
the following list and consequently they contract on their behalf and on behalf on their
partners to surrender, as they actually irrevocably and expressly do, to Antoniano any right, fee,
charge or claim as well as to any third part which Antoniano partially or totally transferred the
rights listed below to, under any circumstance, both free of charge and paid for:
a) Right of first representation via public performance at Antoniano.
b) The authors surrender to Antoniano Ed. Musicali a share of 12/24 for the rights of public
performance and of 50% for the rights of mechanic reproduction. Antoniano Ed. Musicali
reserves the right to partially or totally transfer these shares to other editions.
c) The exclusive right of Antoniano to record on discs and magnetized tape, CD, videotapes
and music DVD or on any other technological/digital device the selected songs and to
commercially profit from them as well as to distribute them in any form and way in the
entire World and in the quantity that Antoniano will judge appropriate, at its sole discretion.
It is a faculty of Antoniano di transfer to third parts such rights of reproduction and
commercial profiting and without the authors objecting or claiming anything from either
Antoniano, or the Record Label or other chosen third parts (except of course, the authors’
rights, which will be paid according to the By-laws of S.I.A.E.). The authors of the lyrics and
the composers of the music contract not to agree any other reproduction authorization
Segreteria dello Zecchino d’Oro
Antoniano di Bologna
Via Guinizelli n.3
40125 Bologna
tel. 051.3940206 -216
e-mail [email protected]
www.zecchinodoro.org
FB Zecchino d’Oro Official
@zecchinodoro
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before the end of the fourth month from the date of first authorized reproduction – as it is
according to S.I.A.E. with the clause reserve of repertoire – and authorized now for then
Antoniano to legally pursue anyone that arbitrarily produced or market reproduction of the
lyric or of the music of the selected songs or slavish imitation of the original disc.
Faculty to provide musical arrangement and orchestration of the selected songs.
Faculty to grant to both Italian and foreigner Radios and TVs on behalf of the writers, of the 3
composers, of the performers and of any of their partners the authorization to record and
transmit via radio or TV in any form or way and via any existing or future transmission
device (as well as, when needed, via recording for eventual deferred radio or TV
transmission) the shows for the public presentation of the selected and competing songs.
The right to reproduce or to make reproduce by third parts, who have been authorized by
Antoniano, the songs (lyrics and music; lyrics or music) via paper print (album or any other
form) and to distribute them.
Faculty to reproduce or to make reproduce by third parts, who have been authorized by
Antoniano, the lyric and the music on discs convers, magazines, discs, magnetized tapes, CD,
videotapes, DVD and any other paper or technological/digital device in the interest of the
diffusion of the competing songs.
Related rights of elaboration (remake, prequel, sequel, etc.), publishing, ancillary,
(merchandising, sponsorship, etc.) and translation in any language, also with the faculty of
transferring them to third parts.
10. During the shows the ranking of the competing songs will be entrusted to panels of children
and adults.
11. The songs will be performed by children that on the 30th of November 2013 are younger than
11 years old.
12. Antoniano reserves the right to amend these By-laws whether necessary for the execution of
the contest or due to causes of force majeure.
13. The participation to the contest implies from the competitors the formal acceptance and
approval of this By-laws in its every article
Segreteria dello Zecchino d’Oro
Antoniano di Bologna
Via Guinizelli n.3
40125 Bologna
tel. 051.3940206 -216
e-mail [email protected]
www.zecchinodoro.org
FB Zecchino d’Oro Official
@zecchinodoro
Each song Writer and each music Composer must complete and sign the application form
below.
1)
Song Title __________________________________________________________________________
The undersigned (song writer/ music composer)_________________________________________
As (song writer/ music composer)______________________________________________________
Name and Surname __________________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________Country_____________________________
Mobile Phone + ________Num. ________________________________________________________
e-mail______________________________________________________________________________
Declares to have taken note of The By-laws of the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contes and
signed for acceptance and approval.
_______________________________________________________
2)
Song Title __________________________________________________________________________
The undersigned (song writer/ music composer)_________________________________________
As (song writer/ music composer)______________________________________________________
Name and Surname __________________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________Country_____________________________
Mobile Phone + ________Num. ________________________________________________________
e-mail______________________________________________________________________________
Declares to have taken note of The By-laws of the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contes and
signed for acceptance and approval.
_______________________________________________________
Segreteria dello Zecchino d’Oro
Antoniano di Bologna
Via Guinizelli n.3
40125 Bologna
tel. 051.3940206 -216
e-mail [email protected]
www.zecchinodoro.org
FB Zecchino d’Oro Official
@zecchinodoro
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3)
Song Title __________________________________________________________________________
The undersigned (song writer/ music composer)_________________________________________
As (song writer/ music composer)______________________________________________________ 5
Name and Surname __________________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________Country_____________________________
Mobile Phone + ________Num. ________________________________________________________
e-mail______________________________________________________________________________
Declares to have taken note of The By-laws of the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contes and
signed for acceptance and approval.
_______________________________________________________
4)
Song Title __________________________________________________________________________
The undersigned (song writer/ music composer)_________________________________________
As (song writer/ music composer)______________________________________________________
Name and Surname __________________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________Country_____________________________
Mobile Phone + ________Num. ________________________________________________________
e-mail______________________________________________________________________________
Declares to have taken note of The By-laws of the 56th Zecchino d’Oro Music Contes and
signed for acceptance and approval.
_______________________________________________________
Segreteria dello Zecchino d’Oro
Antoniano di Bologna
Via Guinizelli n.3
40125 Bologna
tel. 051.3940206 -216
e-mail [email protected]
www.zecchinodoro.org
FB Zecchino d’Oro Official
@zecchinodoro