Shostakovich's First Symphony

[Christopher-dh]

As seen below, the scanned Universal Edition part scores of Shostakovich's First Symphony on nkoda indicate that they are copyrighted in 1927 globally, which means that it should fall into PD-US in 2023 as far as I know?

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[Sallen112]

I need link evidence of its first publication by a reliable source for documenting here, not the copyright info from a page I have no idea from what piece.

[Christopher-dh]

Here's its Worldcat link: https://www.worldcat.org/title/28471930

[DBMiller]

I can confirm that this piece is PD-US.

[Sallen112]

Alright go ahead.

[DBMiller]

Shostakovich's second symphony was also published in 1927 and I have added full scores for both. I have parts for the first symphony but I'd need more time to prepare them for upload. If you have parts for that symphony I'd say go ahead and upload or else I will get around to it eventually.

[Christopher-dh]

That's great to hear, if you have the physical part scores already then I think you should do it

[DBMiller]

Hopefully I can get them uploaded soon.

By the way, there are some more pieces that can be added. Here are a few Shostakovich works and their years of copyright expiration in the US (not a comprehensive list). If you have scores of the ones now PD-US in 2023 I'm sure they would be appreciated.

Confirmed PD-US now (2023)

Symphony No.1, Op.10: Muzsektor, 1927.
Piano Sonata No.1, Op.12: Muzsektor, 1927.
Aphorisms, Op.13: Triton, 1927.
Symphony No.2, Op.14: Muzsektor, 1927.

Confirmed PD-US in 2024

Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op.11: Muzsektor, 1928.

Confirmed PD-US in 2028

Symphony No.3, Op.20: Muzgiz, 1932.

Confirmed PD-US in 2030

24 Preludes, Op.34: Muzgiz, 1934.
Piano Concerto No.1, Op.35: Muzgiz, 1934.

Confirmed PD-US in 2031

"The Golden Age" Suite, Op.22a: Muzgiz, 1935.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op.29: Muzgiz, 1935.
"Golden Mountains" Suite, Op.30a: Muzgiz, 1935.
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40: Triton, 1935.

Confirmed PD-US in 2035

Symphony No.5, Op.47: Muzgiz, 1939.
String Quartet No.1, Op.49: Muzgiz, 1939.

Confirmed PD-US in 2037

Symphony No.6, Op.54: Muzgiz, 1941.

Confirmed PD-US in 2038

Symphony No.7, Op.60: Muzgiz, 1942.

Confirmed PD-US in 2039

Piano Sonata No.2, Op.61: Muzgiz, 1943.
6 Romances on Verses by British Poets, Op.62: Muzfond, 1943.

[DBMiller]

The non-string parts for Shostakovich's First are up on PML-US. The string parts I'll have to do later.

[Christopher-dh]

Thank you for confirming. I am actually on my way of acquiring a 1927 copy of the first Piano Sonata--hopefully I will get it uploaded within the next month.

[DBMiller]

I have full parts up for the first symphony... the string parts are not in great condition but it's all there!

[DBMiller]

Btw, I should be able to get up scores for Aphorisms, Op.13, and Three Fantastic Dances, Op.5, hopefully fairly soon.