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Their original works are all in the public domain in every jurisdiction, but classically (hah) the problem has been that copyright is applied to re-set scores.
by robin_reala 6y ago
Their original works are all in the public domain in every jurisdiction, but classically (hah) the problem has been that copyright is applied to re-set scores. Luckily, there are a good number of modern scores dedicated to the public domain that were based on scans of the originals. A good starting place is https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
- howenterprisey 6y agoIs there any way to get a hold of the originals for titles like Rhapsody in Blue?
- robin_reala 6y agoYou’d be looking for public domain scans, of which there seem to be several from 1924 at https://imslp.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue_(Gershwin%2C_George) https://imslp.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue_(Gershwin%2C_George)
- ghaff 6y agoAnd, of course, modern recordings are generally copyrighted.