Klarinet Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2000/08

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: [kl] Royalty vs. variations
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 02:12:28 -0400

When I pay a royalty fee to perform a piece of music -- eg.: rent
the music or pay an annual fee to ASCAP (sp?) -- have I agreed to play
it as written, barring performance errors or minor adjustments to fit
the available instruments or performance site?
Or am I entitled to play it any way that I wish, including altering
the melody in a fundamental way that does not conceal the identity of
the original music but clearly does not leave it as the composer
intended either?
Or does this vary with each individual royalty agreement? Is there
a basic trade practice for this question?

Thanks,
Bill

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