Using at least one pre-1924 sound recording (ex. National Jukebox collections in Citizen DJ) and any other free or original music you want, create a musical project that highlights some of the new material available in the public domain. The music must feature prominently at least one pre-1924 sound recording and can be no longer than 6 minutes and playlists can contain no more than 6 songs. Remember to keep track of your source material because links to the original sound recordings will need to be submitted with the finished product.
Some examples of projects include:
Content Warning
Please remember as you are searching through the public domain that historical sound recordings may include harmful, biased, prejudiced, and outdated views. Think critically about what you are listening to and do not include offensive material in your project. If you have any questions about content suitability please contact the Music Librarian, Tiffany Gillaspy, at tgillasp@nd.edu.
Giving Attribution
The Citizen DJ project has an automated attribution section on the Remix page, keep track of these citations to include in your Google form with your submission. If using Public Domain sound recordings outside of Citizen DJ, make sure you are keeping track of composers, musicians, and URLs to the music you are using.
Contest Deadline:
February 16, 2024
To submit your project:
Fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/m5Lc1HZixiohFW3T8
Make sure to upload your mp3 to Box and include your filename in the final question!
Judges:
Tiffany Gillaspy, Music Librarian
Tara Kenjockety, Undergraduate Community Engagement Librarian
Michelle Rivera, Music Library Specialist
Prizes:
3 winners will receive an "I Found it in the Public Domain" coffee mug. Creators of winning and honorable mention entries will be notified via email.
Winning and honorable mention entries will be posted on the Public Domain Day: Music Contest event page at https://libguides.library.nd.edu/public-domain-day
By Aubrey Breen, Sophomore, College of Arts & Letters, Music
Nolan Kyhl, Sophomore, College of Engineering, Computer Science
By Benjamin Tovar, Research Software Engineer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
By Julie Vecchio, Co-Interim Director, Hesburgh Libraries Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship