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Many thanks for the explanation and location of these numbers. Without a guide, I had no idea of the significance of these numbers. There may be others as clueless as me

A great feature on IMSLP's Forum is the index of posts that keeps track of the number of views and the number of replies. I've often thought while browsing IMSLP's scores: wouldn't it be great if the webpage for each score also kept track of the number of views and the number of downloads. In additi...

Ervin Nyiregyhazi: Orchestral Fantaisie No. 2, Triumff. This work was published by EN only in a version for piano two-hands. It is not known whether Nyiregyhazi ever orchestrated it. He composed many works intended for orchestra in piano versions that he never orchestrated, but he was capable of orc...

I am hoping that international copyright experts on IMSLP can clarify for me the status of an orchestration that I recently made of a work that was composed for piano and published in 1920. The piano work was composed in 1919 and self-published by the composer in 1920 in Olso, Norway. He had the pia...

Jules Demersseman was a composer of remarkable skill and talent--as well as the leading flute virtuoso in Paris during his short life (1833-1866.) He composed a substantial number of works, not only showpieces for the flute, but also brilliant works for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and new instruments c...

It is axiomatic that in order for any orchestral work to be performed by musicians, the instrumental parts must first be extracted from the orchestral score, copied on to parts, and distributed to the musicians in the orchestra. In the case of an orchestral score that was never published and copyrig...

Regarding transcriptions of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, it may be of interest to know that I have arranged this work for two flutes, piano, and page-turner (who just happens also to be a dramatic soprano.) Near the end, the page-turner stands (while continuing to turn pages for the pianist) and ...

I dont understand. The orchestration was made in 1911. The score was not published and copyrighted, but all parts were hand copied and publicly performed in 1911. Doesn’t that count as first publication in 1911?

What is the US copyright status of the following unpublished orchestral manuscript? Original work for 2 pianos first published in 1889 in Spain. Composer died in 1909. This same work was orchestrated in 1911 (obviously not by the composer.) Orchestrator died in 1955. Score not printed/published by a...

The problem with virtually all print-on-demand services is the available page-sizes. All of the print-on demand publishing services that I have examined are setup to print out books, not music; books are usually smaller in size than printed music. For those services that I have seen, the largest pag...

I never understood the argument that the perfect is the enemy of the good. Why don't you try a Kickstarter or IndieGogo fund-raising campaign now to see how much money it pulls in? Like chicken soup, it can't hurt. And it just might solve most of IMSLP's current money woes. Whether or not it will co...

The most effective and painless way to fund IMSLP on a long term basis would be an annual fund-raising campaign through Kickstarter or IndieGogo. (I prefer IndieGogo because they permit the entity raising funds to keep the donations even if the campaign does not reach its stated goal. However, Kicks...

Let's start with the premises that (1) IMSLP has become central and indispensible to the functioning of the international world of Classical Music; and (2) that the world of Classical Music is a large and economically powerful entity when all its parts are added together. If IMSLP ever stopped again...

Hello Carolus,

I recently "sent" two private messages to you, but both are still stuck in my IMSLP Outbox. What should I do to get them delivered to you?

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Jacques Offenbach was a virtuoso cellist. Early in his career, he composed a considerable amount of music for cello. Aside from several Duo's for 2 cellos, IMSLP has none. Recently, his Concerto militaire for cello and orchestra -- a work of utterly stupefying virtuosity -- was recorded. Offenbach a...