Commissions do not represent a significant income source for composers with ‘very few’ believing they are paid correctly for their work, a new survey has claimed.
Sound and Music’s Composer Commissioning Survey found that the average commission fee for UK respondents was £918.
However, this is lower than what many UK respondents thought their work is worth, with composers stating they thought a fair fee for a 10 minute piece for a soloist should be £1,478.
According to the report: ‘Time is listed as one of the big reasons why respondents turn down commissions; and, as last year, there is a strong level of agreement that there is less rehearsal time for new works than there used to be.’
Further findings from the survey stated that the majority thought this year had been the worst in terms of the number of and earnings from commissions when compared to the last three.
The statistics were based on 291 responses to the Sound and Music survey with an additional 165 from the Australian Music Centre report included to offer a global perspective.
Visit the Sound and Music website to read the full report.
Meanwhile, a classical music expert claimed at the recent Composer's Survey that UK composers and artists need to be given more support and respect in the same way as in mainland Europe.
Read the full story.
Sound and Music’s Composer Commissioning Survey found that the average commission fee for UK respondents was £918.
However, this is lower than what many UK respondents thought their work is worth, with composers stating they thought a fair fee for a 10 minute piece for a soloist should be £1,478.
According to the report: ‘Time is listed as one of the big reasons why respondents turn down commissions; and, as last year, there is a strong level of agreement that there is less rehearsal time for new works than there used to be.’
Further findings from the survey stated that the majority thought this year had been the worst in terms of the number of and earnings from commissions when compared to the last three.
The statistics were based on 291 responses to the Sound and Music survey with an additional 165 from the Australian Music Centre report included to offer a global perspective.
Visit the Sound and Music website to read the full report.
Meanwhile, a classical music expert claimed at the recent Composer's Survey that UK composers and artists need to be given more support and respect in the same way as in mainland Europe.
Read the full story.
