COMMISSION AGREEMENT — TEMPLATE
The Agora of New Music

For information only. This template is not legal advice and the site is not a
party to any agreement made with it. Adapt it to your situation and, if in
doubt, ask a lawyer.

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1. PARTIES
   Composer: ..........................................................
   Commissioner (performer / ensemble): ...............................

2. THE WORK
   Working title: .....................................................
   Line-up: ...........................................................
   Approximate duration: ......... minutes
   Difficulty range agreed: ...... to ...... (on the site's 1–7 scale)
   Electronics: yes / no

3. FEE
   Total fee: ................  Currency: ......
   [ ] Unpaid (premiere and recording offered instead)
   Payment schedule: ......% on signing, ......% on delivery of the score
   Payment is made directly between the parties.

4. DELIVERY
   Score and parts delivered by: ..............................
   Format: PDF / printed / other: .............................
   Revisions after first rehearsal: up to ...... rounds

5. FIRST PERFORMANCE
   The commissioner gives the first performance on or before: ..........
   Exclusive performance period: ...... months after the premiere

6. RECORDING AND BROADCAST
   [ ] The commissioner may record the premiere
   [ ] The recording may be published online / broadcast
   Credit line on recordings: .................................

7. PROGRAMME CREDIT
   How names appear in programmes:
   "................................................................"

8. COPYRIGHT
   All rights in the work remain with the composer.

9. CANCELLATION
   If either party cancels: ...................................

Signed (composer): ..........................  Date: ..........
Signed (commissioner): ......................  Date: ..........