Nielsen Symphonies 5 & 6
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:47 pm
I am in the middle of fulfilling a request for Nielsen's symphonies, and I wanted to check about his last two to make sure before I post them. I figured due to the parts included in the Orchestral Music Library that Symphonies 1-5 were PD in the US, while 6 was not. Nielsen died in 1931, so he is free everywhere else.
The score for Symphony No. 5 I found carries a small notice that says it was revised based on the autographs and a few small errors were corrected. No list detailing any corrections is present. The score contains a copyright notice for 1950 to Skandinavisk Musikforlag, Copenhagen, and has no plate number.
I had thought Symphony No. 6 would be ineligible, but I noticed that there's already a score posted of the symphony (a low quality VARIATIONS scan). It could certainly use an upgrade in quality. The score carries a similar notice saying its been revised slightly, but doesn't detail the corrections (outside of saying it split the flute parts into a flute and piccolo part). It also mentions the editor, and appears to be from the same publisher of the VARIATIONS score. The copyright is dated 1957 to Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik, Copenhagen, and again, no plate number.
My thought is that these scores are certainly PD in Canada, possibly in the EU, and barring a loophole, not in the US. I just wanted to check before I posted anything in case there's something I'm missing (the other four symphonies have the same publishing information as the parts already on here, so they should be fine).
The score for Symphony No. 5 I found carries a small notice that says it was revised based on the autographs and a few small errors were corrected. No list detailing any corrections is present. The score contains a copyright notice for 1950 to Skandinavisk Musikforlag, Copenhagen, and has no plate number.
I had thought Symphony No. 6 would be ineligible, but I noticed that there's already a score posted of the symphony (a low quality VARIATIONS scan). It could certainly use an upgrade in quality. The score carries a similar notice saying its been revised slightly, but doesn't detail the corrections (outside of saying it split the flute parts into a flute and piccolo part). It also mentions the editor, and appears to be from the same publisher of the VARIATIONS score. The copyright is dated 1957 to Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik, Copenhagen, and again, no plate number.
My thought is that these scores are certainly PD in Canada, possibly in the EU, and barring a loophole, not in the US. I just wanted to check before I posted anything in case there's something I'm missing (the other four symphonies have the same publishing information as the parts already on here, so they should be fine).