28 Dec 2016 No Comments
What Composers are in the Public Domain? – Link
I just ran across this very useful link for anyone who does arrangements or transcriptions:
“The Logos CopyLeft Pages” which has a handy list of composers who are (or are about to be in the public domain).
Thanks, CopyLeft!
Samples:Verdi, Franz Strauss, Dvorak, Albania, Joplin, Mahler, Saint-Saens, Sousa, Gershwin, De Falla, Webern, Elgar, Bartok, Revueltas, Ravel, Delius, Janacek, Puccini, Debussy, Grieg, Holst, Dukas, Glazunov, Respighi, Satie, Nielsen.
Works that will become public domain soon:
Richard Strauss (2019)
Kurt Weill (2020)
Arnold Schoenberg (2021)
Serge Prokofiev (2023)
Charles Ives (2024)
Reinhold Gliere (2026)
Jean Sibelius (2027)