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Oh yes, and actually classical recordings are highly litigated over. While the pieces themselves may be in public domain, differing arrangements are often under
by pyromine 10y ago
Oh yes, and actually classical recordings are highly litigated over. While the pieces themselves may be in public domain, differing arrangements are often under protection, and most importantly the recordings are the property of respective rights holders. So the sheet music, melody, etc. is not protected, the rights to each recording works just like other genres of music
- wallace_f 10y agoI would pay to go to a classical concert where the entry fees were donated to charity and the recordings put in the public domain, they could be immediately uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. I don't think stuffy execs at Sony getting rich is necessary for people to enjoy classical music. Those guys and girls should go find something useful to contribute to the humanity if their role in profiting off of dead artists has been obsoleted by technology.
- ropans808 10y agoDon't forget about the musicians' pay!
- wallace_f 10y agoYea exactly. I was thinking if a charity or organization was able to put up the money to make it happen (not just musicians pay, but facilities fees, supporting staff, etc), any extra earned through entry fees would all be donated to charity. I don't see any reason why, especially young generations, should need monetary privilege to enjoy classical music.
- sosuke 10y agoJust in case you weren't already aware there was a Kickstarter some years back to release free recordings of classical music. https://musopen.org/ https://musopen.org/
- wallace_f 10y agoI wasn't aware. Interesting!
- Symbiote 10y agoThere are plenty of tickets to see the London Symphony Orchestra for £10, which is the price of 2-3 beers in London. The same for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which is a registered charity. At least in Europe, the cheapest tickets being around that price is typical. http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/2016-17-season.html http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/2016-17-season.html https://www.lpo.org.uk/ https://www.lpo.org.uk/
- wallace_f 10y agoI don't live in Europe, but that's a great idea for when the times comes to visit London. Thanks
- Symbiote 10y agoNot just London -- I used those examples because the website is in English and easily recognized. Sometimes it's a lot cheaper -- I saw an opera in Vienna for 3EUR, and a youth orchestra (presumably a skilled one, given the venue) playing in Paris tomorrow is free!
- mynewtb 10y agohttps://musopen.org/ https://musopen.org/
- wallace_f 10y agoNice, that's awesome