I would like to know if it is OK to upload the Concerto by ?
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
edited by Ruf, Hugo
Konzert D-Dur
für Violoncello oder Viola da Gamba oder Fagott, Streicher u. Basso continuo,
Lörrach/Baden (1956)
Deutscher Ricordi Verlag, G. Ricordi & Co., Lörrach/Bd
©1956 by Deutscher Ricordi Verlag.
Thanks
Boismortier Cello Concerto
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I'm glad you uploaded it. This raises an very interesting question about copyright on editions. One the one hand, it's fairly obvious that this 1956 edition is very much in the urtext camp - except for one thing. There is a continuo realization. It's in small notes, to be sure, but it is most likely the work of Hugo Ruf rather than the composer or an 18th century contemporary.
I'd be interested in some opinions on this. It strikes me that a continuo realization is a little beyond the notion of an insufficiently original addition that has been described in a US court decision as "an improvement any half-way trained mechanic could make" when deciding a patent case. Of course, the more "conservative" such a realization is, the less "original" it is as well.
It is interesting to not that the Bavarian State Library has posted this item for free viewing (if not actual download). Does this fall under Section 70 of the German law?
I'd be interested in some opinions on this. It strikes me that a continuo realization is a little beyond the notion of an insufficiently original addition that has been described in a US court decision as "an improvement any half-way trained mechanic could make" when deciding a patent case. Of course, the more "conservative" such a realization is, the less "original" it is as well.
It is interesting to not that the Bavarian State Library has posted this item for free viewing (if not actual download). Does this fall under Section 70 of the German law?