tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6155330332005108840..comments2024-03-18T17:10:35.838+00:00Comments on The IPKat: "Mozart and Other Pirates"Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21760661126646057812017-06-09T10:05:40.404+01:002017-06-09T10:05:40.404+01:00Prior to that, composers were regarded as craftsme...<i>Prior to that, composers were regarded as craftsmen, and required to eat with the servants</i><br /><br />There's a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Rachmaninoff was once engaged to give a recital during a gathering of various wealthy New Yorkers at a party on Long Island. By that time of his life, he was world famous and widely regarded as one of the finest virtuosi of his time. The time came to agree his fee and once the (astronomical) price had been set, the agent said to him "and Mr Rachmaninoff, you do understand that it is expected that you will not socialise with any of the guests after your performance". And with that, Rachmaninoff promptly halved his fee.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-17539058482874826252017-06-08T11:18:49.293+01:002017-06-08T11:18:49.293+01:00The real problem in copyright laws for music is, t...The real problem in copyright laws for music is, that the laws were made by people who where scholars of law and not of music. Copying, borrowing, lending, seeking inspiration, including etc. have been part of music always, but as lawyers we seek to interpret the conception of a work of art as an "immaculate conception" which is irreconcilable with how music is created. So, maybe FRAND is the way forth, also in music?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21465090007235996602017-06-07T12:37:47.110+01:002017-06-07T12:37:47.110+01:00Though in Bach's case there was a specific int...Though in Bach's case there was a specific intention to include know hymn (chorale) tunes so the congregation could join in as part of a devotional work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62054451069312000002017-06-06T11:15:04.903+01:002017-06-06T11:15:04.903+01:00The "composer as creative artist" idea s...The "composer as creative artist" idea started at the end of the 18th century with the influx of new ideas, and it was Beethoven who gave voice to it with regard to music. Prior to that, composers were regarded as craftsmen, and required to eat with the servants (Beethoven insisted on eating with the master of the house, and in a prominent place). Music was therefore merely bits of craftsmanship, which other composers could borrow. Bach was known to be an eager student of other composers' works. Nobody can deny that one of the greatest products of human genius is the St. Matthew Passion, yet The Big Tune is not by Bach, but by Hans Leo Hassler, written a century earlier. Bach also used the same tune twice in the Weihnachtsoratorium. Composers regarded it as a compliment to be plagiarised, a mark of their status and ability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-105688910737218352017-06-06T10:39:45.090+01:002017-06-06T10:39:45.090+01:00A great write-up. I wish I was there.A great write-up. I wish I was there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62147129898650428932017-06-06T07:59:57.874+01:002017-06-06T07:59:57.874+01:00What? No reference to "MY SWEET LORD" vs...What? No reference to "MY SWEET LORD" vs "HE'S SO FINE"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com