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Re: OT: How to become a mutopia-writer


From: Roland Goretzki
Subject: Re: OT: How to become a mutopia-writer
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:37:56 +0100
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Hello list, hello Kilian,

You wrote:
> The *music* itself isn't copyrighted, since the composers died more
> than 100 years ago. If your printouts don't claim a copyright, and/or
> are underived work ("Urtext", i.e. reproductions of the autographs),
> they contain no "creative additions" to the compose's work.
> 
> In other words: take an "Urtext" edition and lilypondize it. Henle is
> a good candidate (they made a lot of "Urtext" editions).
It's not easy for me to believe, that this is SO EASY.

I'm not a lawyer, but if some other mutopia-writers on this mailing-list
can affirm, what You say, then I'll go on working. :)

> Or ask me; IIRC, I've Henle's Urtext-Editions of all Beethoven sonatas
> and maybe of some Chopin etudes.
Thank You, but for the moment I have enough material with "Urtext". :)

Best Regards           Roland




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