ilu wrote:Here:
Holst_Gustave_ Piano-scores.pdf
nms-tttos.
ILU
After much too-ing and fro-ing, we have reposted Ilu's message with the 1982 Faber edition of Holst's Complete Solo Piano Music 1924-1932.
We are indebted to Malcolm's extensive contacts confirming what we eventually suspected. We were told: "Regardless of any other copyrights attached to a work, there is a graphic right which belongs to the publisher, extending to 25 years post publication. That means the Faber piano album would have gone into the public domain as from 1 January 2008."
The note from Gustav Holst's daughter Imogen states that all the pieces were issued during Holst's lifetime or just after, by 1934 at the latest (the year of Holst's far too early death), and there appears to be no evidence of any major editorial work in this publication, although it has been typeset (and very beautifully too, as is usual with Faber Music). We therefore conclude that there is no other copyright on this publication other than the author's/estate's copyright which expired on 1 January 2005 (ie 70 years after Holst's death), leaving the 'graphic' copyright to expire 3 years later (25 years after the publication of the newly typeset edition).
If Faber Music, or indeed anyone wishes to contradict our view, then please contact any one of the Admins here privately. We are always happy to remove scores that members or others believe to be in copyright. I might add that Faber Music are a fantastic publisher and personally they've had quite a bit of my money over the years for their beautiful editions of Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge, David & Colin Matthews, George Benjamin and many many more...
Rob