Services
The Latin American Music Center is a research and information institution affiliated to the Indiana University School of Music, with a concurrent series of concerts, educational programs and collaborative projects reaching regional, national and international communities.
The LAMC provides information about Latin American music repertoire,
particularly the scores, recordings, and books available in the collection
at Indiana University. It also provides contact information on composers,
performers, scholars and institutions related to Latin American music.
Our archives contain biographies of composers, notes on their works, and
press material. Our patrons include orchestras, students, composers, presenting
organizations, government institutions, and all music professionals, among
others. Please refer to the following description for the costs of some
of the services we offer.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE :
For those individuals interested in doing research in our collection, please be aware that you may access general information about the holdings of the LAMC (composer, title, publishing information, availability, etc.) by searching through the Online Catalogue of Indiana University (IUCAT)
. Please consult IUCAT before making any requests to the Center.
Consultation services
We will respond to all specialized inquiries on Latin American Music that may not be answered directly by consulting readily accesible sources, including our suggested resources. If our research services are requested, we will charge a research fee of US$ 15.00. A shipping fee will be charged for special, express, and international deliveries.
We apologize but telephone consultations are not accepted. To make a consultation request, please contact us in writing to:
| Latin American Music Center Indiana University School of Music Bloomington IN 47405-2200 |
Fax: (812) 855-2991 |
Copies of recordings not available commercially (for perusal only)
The LAMC will prepare custom cassettes with recordings that are not commercially available for the promotion of the repertoire. If the work is recorded commerciallly the patron will be directed to the information for acquiring such recording.
The cost of cassettes involve payment of a
US$ 15.00 processing fee, plus US$ 2.00 per tape. A shipping fee will be charged for special, express, and international deliveries.
Copies of unpublished scores for perusal, information, and educational purposes
The LAMC is authorized by the composers to copy scores and manuscripts to promote the repertoire and its performance. The LAMC will guide patrons to contact living composers if their works have not been published commercially, or otherwise direct them to the appropriate publishing houses.
If copies of scores are indeed required, the LAMC will charge costs in the following manner: to the actual cost of the photocopies, currently at
US$ 0.10 per page, add the service fee of US$15.00. In case of photocopying jobs, the service fee of US$ 15.00 applies to the first 10 pages, after which there would be a charge of US$ 0.10 per page.Notice warning concerning
copyright restrictionsThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research".If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
NOTE: THE ACQUISITION OF PHOTOCOPIES OF SCORES IN OUR HOLDINGS FOR PERUSAL ONLY DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE PATRON TO A PERFORMANCE OF THE WORKS. The LAMC is not responsible for the unauthorized use of photocopied materials. If a performance is in the interest of the patron, the patron should contact the composer, or his or her estate for this purpose.
Perusal copies need not be returned.
Customized catalogs, database searches and mailing lists
The LAMC's database can produce customized catalogs of scores and/or recordings of works according to genre, instrumentation, date of composition, composer, country, performers featured, and other variables. The LAMC can also produce contact sheets of composers and performance institutions in Latin America, as well as consultation lists for repertoire at large. For single-CATEGORY search printouts (i.e. works for solo instrument or for small ensembles) there is a US$15.00 fee for up to 10 pages. For additional pages, the same principles applied to the copies of scores for perusal, etc. described above will apply. Prices for multiple searches, massive data printouts and mailing lists vary according to the amount of research and materials required. The LAMC can provide an estimate upon request.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE:
For those individuals interested in doing research in our collection, please be aware that you may access general information about the holdings of the LAMC (composer, title, publishing information, availability, etc.) by searching through the Online Catalogue of Indiana University (IUCAT). Please consult IUCAT before making any requests to the Center.
For basic research questions, please refer to our Research Page.
Please email questions or consultations
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