On 7/26/06, Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The library does have the sole copyright, and can give the publication rights to whoever they please,
for money if they choose so.
Yes, that's the case. A publisher told me that a library in Germany refused to give him permission to publish any editions
from their manuscripts. He was rather disappointed because he didn't think the other publisher was even interested in the
pieces he was intending to print.
A friend of mine who was in Germany on a Fulbright grant, told me the mindset in Europe is completely different versus here in the States: access to viewing the manuscripts, ordering copies of them, publishing rights. But she was lucky, the library was very friendly and open, and not restrictive about all this. Another friend told me one library in Germany only allows you to view *five* manuscripts a day. And they don't bend the rules. He had travelled from the
U.S. to see the collection; but the library staff didn't care.
I used to think the reason there are so many unpublished baroque pieces was due to a lack of interest by the buying public, or publishers felt it wasn't commercially viable to make such editions; but now I think the real reason is due to the tight control over manuscripts and publishing rights.
Interesting thread.
Thank you.
Kim Patrick Clow
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Kim Patrick Clow
"There's really only two types of music: good and bad." ~ Rossini
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