Klarinet Archive - Posting 000875.txt from 1999/11

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Quartets
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:22:13 -0500

Jacqueline,
I write this with the assumption that these arrangements you
mention are published, and not your own manuscripts. If this is not the
case, please disregard this post.

I trust that your motives are innocent but I hope you realize
that what you have proposed in this post is both illegal and, frankly,
somewhat immoral (it is rather a strong word, but for lack of a better
one, I use it). Unless these arrangements are unpublished, they are
covered by copyright law. However, worse than that is that xeroxing them
to exchange with others deprives the arrangers of royalties and makes it
less likely that music publishers will pay living composers/arrangers for
more such works since they can't make any money on the ones that are out
there! So there won't be more published in the future! Talk about
pennywise and pound foolish.
Even though it may seem a bit expensive to you to actually buy
each arrangement, it is the right, fair and moral thing to do.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Jacqueline McGee wrote:

> Are there any clarinet quartet members on the list interested in exchanging
> quartet charts. My quartet is strictly amateur and for our own enjoyment.
> I have a library consisting of eighty classical, twelve transcriptions from
> string quartets and thirty popular selections. Thirteen of my total library
> are for four soprano's and the remainder are for three soprano and bass. Am
> interested in increasing my library.
>
> Regards Doug McGee
>
>
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