Classical Music

[bender5]

I was wondering just how permission on something that would be considered classical would work. Recently in my music tech class (which I am in now lol) had a project to do. We had to take an old recording of my teacher playing Elite Syncopations composed by Scott Joplin and fix it up and make it sound pretty and what not. Now that I have the recording nice I want to step and then more then likely submit, but I need to know what kind of permission I am going to need. Am I just going to have to get permission from my teacher who played the recording, or is there more that I am going to have to do first?

[dore]

You'll just need permission from the performer, I think Joplin is public domain.

[Tasselfoot]

depends on when it was composed. public domain is anything composed pre-1923. anything composed in 1923 or later, you'd need permission from the estate of scoot joplin. most of his works are pre-1923 though.

beyond that, just need your teacher's permission, as he/she was the one who performed it?

[who_cares973]

thats clears up alot thanks tass

[bender5]

Yeah my teacher recorded it probably 10+ years ago thanks a lot it's good to know that all I have to do is ask him if it's ok to use his recording

[sjoecool1991]

Yeah, I don't want to bother trying to get permissions from the performers, so I am gonna try and do some music on Finale.
I am pretty sure you can do that, thats what GGC sounds like.

[heyitsmee]

why 1923?
heres a Rachmaninoff - Prelude In C Minor Op.3 No.2 made from a midi in 10 minutes

http://www.deviantart.com/download/6...by_clrdlun.mp3

[sjoecool1991]

Originally Posted by heyitsmee

why 1923?
heres a Rachmaninoff - Prelude In C Minor Op.3 No.2 made from a midi in 10 minutes

http://www.deviantart.com/download/6...by_clrdlun.mp3

Whoever made that Midi sucks, the notes are all uneven and don't sound like how it is supposed to sound.
The volume of the song is also messed up.
The beginning of the song is actually play at ppp-pppp, and near the end its ffff.

[heyitsmee]

i agree

[Tasselfoot]

i have no idea why 1923, but feel free to read up on public domain on wiki or something.

[operationstrawbarry]

Originally Posted by Tasselfoot

i have no idea why 1923, but feel free to read up on public domain on wiki or something.

Im taking Jazz History in collage. Apparently if I remember correctly, 1923 is when they started copyrighting songs and started making recording companies to record music. I believe this is the case. This was the time during Tin Pan Alley where it was famouse because Tin Pan Alley was a street devoted to stores selling sheet music and record companies. By this time, recording technology were sufficiant enough to start recording songs decently. Before them musicians performed in groups around the country. Im pretty sure Im correct.

Jazz history, very interesting subject actually. Highly recommend people take the class if possible since it really ties into FFR. One of our assignments in class was to study Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. It was easy since it was on FFR. Jazz History Class for the win. Lots of watching movies and listenbing to tons of great jazz songs.