Naomi: I found your comment that "many scores have an indication of where & how to apply for performance rights" curious because I don't recall ever seeing a formal statement of that sort on a choral score. I even checked a few scores b-4 I started writing this e-mail.
I've seen these statements on a few instrumental scores. The one that stands out in my mind was in the inside cover of a piece by William Mathias that my husband was going to perform in a recital. It read something along the lines of "written request for performance permission must be submitted if this piece is to be played outside a service of worship". I wrote the letter for my husband to OUP about 4 months before the performance but they never responded.
I expect that we'll be in contact with composers whose work may not have been formally published but that doesn't solve the ASCAP/BMI, etc. issue.
Aside to Karen Mercedes: I've been on the ASCAP & BMI websites & have only gotten more confused. ASCAP hasn't responded to my e-mail either so I guess I'll have to get on the phone with them.
Thanks for the input!
Pat
On Mon, 13 May 2002 10:14:22 -0400 Naomi Gurt Lind <omi@u...> writes: > Many scores have an indication of where and how to apply for > performance > rights. It's a pretty confusing process, but I woud start with your > copies > of the music itself. If the composers are still living, you can > also > contact them directly. In my experience, composers love to hear > from > performers who are doing their music and will make every effort to > help out. > > Naomi Gurt Lind >
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