Date sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:11:56 EST
Subject: photocopying, copyrights, etc.
To: vocalist
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>


I read with interest the various posts about photocopying, copyrights, etc.
As an accompanist, I find that not only keeping the original book open on the
music stand, but also the page turns, are a massive problem. The page turns
often seem to come at the worst possible spots. I often have to photocopy
the music and even reduce it to keep page turns to a minimum. For choral
music that was many pages and kept both hands so busy that there was no way
you could turn the pages, at times i have made a copy and then cut and pasted
the accompaniment, minus the choral parts, (perhaps leaving the text) on new
pages to reduce the number of pages.

Besides, I always had the understanding that the copyright laws allowed for
copying for the express purpose of facilitating page turns.

I don't like to rely on the use of page turners more than necessary.
Besides, even if you have a page turner for the performance, you have to find
a way to practice the music, when you don't have a page turner!

Merry