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Even though it would be sort of unorthodox, for a tactile reference, the student could possible change a string to a different type.
Cool! I didn’t know that!
There was a small gift shop in my hometown that had an old lyon and healy pedal harp in their display window. It was in horrible condition but still good enough to be able to restore to it’s original beauty. I regret not trying to buy it from them because they eventually closed, and who knows where it’s at now. I bet they had no idea what it was potentially worth….
PS. I forgot to mention that in the one wedding that I played for free, I ended up getting some compensation anyway. It was the day of the wedding, and the Father of the Bride gave me a thankyou card from the bride, and inside was the last of their wedding budget: a small but meaningful portion of what I would have charged them.
Publishers don’t just collapse or cease to exist. If they go out of business they were either going bankrupt, or were bought out by a bigger publisher. Either way, someone purchased the company, and their assets have been absorbed. Your best bet would be to find out who bought the company when it went out of business. The corporation that purchased the now extict publishing company is now the owner of the material(s) in question. But, it is also possible that this new company has sold the material to another publisher as well. Or, the composer could have been made an offer by another company when his/her contract was up and
OH!OH! I know all about this sort of thing! [Benefit of being a double major in Music Marketing where we learn all about copyright, performance rights etc.].
Keep in mind, but this is all about American Copyright. The laws are slightly different in other countries, but they are still regulated by ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and the respective publishers that own the music copyrights.
It is fine to make and perform arrangements of your own regardless of copyright as long as no one is making a profit. As soon as you start making a profit, you have to have gotten permission by the copyright owner to use the created arrangement. Even though it is an arrangment, it is still a version of their written material.
Copyright ownership is currently: The life of the composer plus an addition 70 years. After that, it becomes public domain. And I believe that anything written prior to 1909 [ I think… basically anything prior to 1900 to be safe] is in the public domain as well. If those criteria are met, then the only portion that can be copyrighted of an arrangement of the music is the actual typesetting/written edition [font, specific formatting, etc.].
If you are performing a piece at a gig, and you know for sure that the piece is currently copyrighted, then you should check with the venue about their licensing. If the venue doesn’t have proper licensing, they can be fined for the lost performance royalties to the composer. But, this is also dependant on the type of gig. Usually, this is only an issue if the venue is making money off of your performance [bars, restaurant, etc where the music attracts customers]. Weddings/receptions etc. are usually safe because it is a non-profit event.
In a nutshell, copyright is normally an issue ONLY if money is being made at the venue/event. Performance royalties [from where the performer plays the piece at the gig] are generally covered by the venue’s licensing fees with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC.
I once had the same two strings break multiple times over a two week period. But, it turned out that the levers needed adjusting.
Yeah, the Honda Element is a great car. That’s what I drive whenever I have a gig somewhere. Even though my harp isn’t a CG pedal harp, I’ve measured, and a CG should fit without any problems.
I don’t know if perfect pitch would necessarily be helpful in this instance. I have perfect pitch, but my sense of pitch is sometimes dependant on tone color of the produced tone. So if it is a warmer tone, I sometimes hear it as being flat, and if it is a brighter tone I sometimes hear it as being sharp. In either instance though, a tuner may say that they are exactly correct. So, switching between bass wires, gut strings, and treble nylons could be tricky.
“Either way, this is a wonderful documentation of her playing. “
Absolutely! It is always a treat to watch really good players perform. It is so
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If you try slowing the film down, don’t be suprised if the whole film starts to seem disjointed with a strobe-light type effect. I have heard that one common method [that
It still looks to me like it was sped up, but not by a lot. We must remember that over time, the standard pitch frequency has gone up. And, it is also very easy (and possible with primitive recording equipment) to speed up a recording without influencing the pitch that much.
Just watch her left forearm. No one naturally moves like that. I think it has been editted with time purposes in mind.
GREAT video though. I love how at ease she looks. Truly inspirational.
