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The IMC UNESCO Music Prize was awarded from 1975 until 2005 by the
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The IMC currently consists of some 120 members, divided into four categories (National Music
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International Music Council advocates for access to music to all, through a set of values which are at the basis of the action of both the International Music Council and its regional councils. Those core beliefs have been gathered under the name of Five Music Rights.
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was assessed by four categories: composition, musicology, pedagogy, and performance. The last laureate of the IMC UNESCO Music Prize was
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activities, programmes and other initiatives (such as the Music Rights Awards and the appointment of the " Music Rights
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