Sample Contracts and Guidelines

Sample contracts in English and Italian, and guidelines for recording and score proposals.

Sample contracts

English & Italian versions

These are sample contracts, published for reference only. Every recording or score project must be approved by our Artistic Direction before a contract can be signed.

DV Studio recording projects

Recording projects and studio sample contracts are presented separately.

Recording projects & contracts ↗

Submission guidelines

Recording proposals and new CD or score publication projects are welcome from any source. Proposals should include the following materials.

RECORDINGS

Recording proposals

  • A general description of the project in English or Italian.
  • The names of the composers and works to be recorded.
  • An artistic biography of the artists in English or Italian.
  • If already recorded: listening links or MP3 files of the project.
  • If not yet recorded: links or MP3 files of other performances by the artists.

SHEET MUSIC

Score proposals

  • The scores you wish to publish in PDF format. Finale or Sibelius files are not accepted for submissions.
  • For composers: an artistic biography in English or Italian.
  • For editors and revisers: a list of previous publications, if any.

Project descriptions and biographies must be in English or Italian. Other languages are not accepted.

Review process

All submissions are logged and are generally reviewed in the order in which they are received. Review is ongoing and may take up to two weeks.

If you need a quick response, please indicate this clearly in your email.

Replies

Some emails may be automatically flagged as spam. If you do not receive a reply within two weeks, please resend the same email or contact us through our social media channels.

DV Music Records

DV Music Records, established in January 2019, includes genres and titles that fall outside Da Vinci Classics and Da Vinci Jazz. Contact ↗

Contact

Proposals and supporting materials may be sent to info@davinci-edition.com. For general enquiries, please use our contact page.