Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Current commissioning practice: whose views did we receive in writing?; whom did we interview?; who commissions music?; what types of music are commissioned?; who pays for commissions?; how much do they pay?; who pays the associated costs?; how much music is commissioned?; why commission music? Chapter 2 Concerns about commissioning: misunderstandings; criticisms of procedures; criticisms of funders' attitudes to commissioning; how accurate are the criticisms?; life beyond the commission. Chapter 3 Options: improving existing schemes; new ideas.