So, what do you have?

• You just have a manuscript? Send a copy : Never, never, never send your original manuscript for submission. The fact that your music is not engraved is absolutely not a problem. As you read above, budget is just one element amongst many others. If we think your music will fit our catalogue, we shall work and pay for it.
  If you can scan your manuscript in a PDF file, please compress it under 5 Mo in order to send it via the form on a next page.
   
• Your work is already engraved?Great, engraving is time-consuming and may be expensive.Prepare a PDF of the work and specify the software used (with the version number).
  No matter what production scenario is used, the publisher should copyedit the book. This is important to ensure that quality standards are upheld. Remember that the more the author does to further the production of the book, the less involvement there is by highly skilled and experienced professionals like typographers and proofreaders. The publisher's copyeditor will greatly help to alleviate typos, style, and consistency problems; gross errors; and many typographic and design difficulties.
  Why not have a look on our engraving guidelines.
   
• Specify the following elements for each work you submit :
  • title of the work
  • instruments
  • number of instrumental parts needed
  • credits (arranger, lyrics etc.) + are they in public domain?
  • year of composition
  • year of creation
  • estimated duration
  • support (CD, films...) using this work
  • is this music engraved and, if yes, with wich software?
  • eventual remarks
  
  About yourself, don't forget to send us your :
  • name
  • address
  • phone, fax, email, URL (if any)
  • your author's society (if any)
  • some biographical elements

  [This may sound incredible but we already received pretty good works without any name or address!]

• If your send a parcel, include - if you have - a CD, even if the performance and the recording are bad. You may aso refer to an URL pointing for some .mp3 ou MIDI file. If the works is engraved on a computer, specify the program and join the file on a disk.
  Clearly precise if you want these materials back. It happens that we can't propose a contract when we receive the work but, if the work asthetically fits our guidelines, we consider it one or two years later. It also happens that we think the work could be welcomed by another publisher we collaborate with. In this case, we send him your materials (of course, you remains free to decline his eventual offer). For these reasons, please explicitly ask to get your material back if we can't propose you a publishing contract.
  

Thanks a lot! Your are ready now for the next step :

SEND YOUR WORK!

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