Klarinet Archive - Posting 000255.txt from 1997/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Question
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 19:29:54 -0400

Deborah,
No, you never need permission of the composer to perform their
works. However, if you are performing it in a FOR PROFIT venue then you
are supposed to (but **NOONE** ever does!) pay performance royalties -
although that is really the responsibility of the presenter of the concert
(i.e. the hall/concert series). It is a very nice gesture to send a copy
of the program (and any reviews mentioning the piece) to the composer, as
this is the only way they know that their pieces are played. It does
wonders for their morale and may just grant you a friendship which could
end in a commission or a dedication. I have had a few works written for me
by friends who are composers and whose works I have championed.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Robert and Deborah Shaw wrote:

> I have a question for the list. When I was in college at California
> State University Long Beach, I heard the premier performance of a piece
> by Leon Dallin. I mentioned to him that I really enjoyed the piece and
> a few days later he gave me a handwritten copy of the clarinet part and
> piano reduction.
> My question is, do I need his permission to perform this piece?
> Also, does anyone know how to contact him, or is he still alive?
> I currently live in Northwest Arkansas and he was in California the last
> time that I had contact with him.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Deborah
>
> Note: Leon Dallin has written many theory books and was a professor at
> CSULB at the time (late 70's)
>