[Trombone-l] Tommy Pederson

[John Noxon]

There was many copyright holders of his work.  About 7 are deceased. He has no family left. All the ex’s are dead. The only copyrighted material I know is possibly Kendor for the books.

All of the other stuff was never published it came from Gene Mansons back up copies of Hoyt’s Garage.

J

> On Feb 9, 2020, at 12:12, DAVID FETTER via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to jay Hilfiger for his comment.
> 
> It is illegal to copy music under copyright, but with the electronic age it feels so right to do it.  Some pirates, some opportunists, sometimes in other countries, sell paper or electronic copies without permission and without paying royalties.  Some royalties do trickle in from multiple views on YouTube etc.  Not enough to keep you in beer.
> 
> I don't know if Kendor is Pederson's only publisher.  Hickey's lists 26 Pederson items. Kendor and the current owners of his copyrights possibly his family, would likely be encouraged by interest in preserving and perhaps publishing more of his music.  And they might be OK with casual sharing and/or seeing these discoveries in a scholarly article in the ITA Journal.  The few copies I saw looked like sketches or single parts, transcribed solos.  Did he write them out to be played on TV or whatever?  There may be a doctoral thesis in this for someone.
> 
> Of course, this sort of digging can rescue an obscure composer/arranger, who will most likely be grateful for the attention.
> 
> Meanwhile, it would be wise for musicians to help sustain music publishing.
> 
> David Fetter
> David Fetter Music for Brass
> fetterbrass.com
> 
>> On February 9, 2020 at 1:58 PM John Jay Hilfiger via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> While your opinion that out-of-print music should be fair game, is NOT in line with the law, I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly!   
>> 
>> Some of the music discussed in this thread was originally published by Kendor.  As a long time (since 1969) Kendor composer/arranger, with a number of items long out of print, this subject is close to my heart.  In case you were not aware, Kendor has, in the last few years, made a lot of their out-of-print works available for purchase as digital downloads.  Check the webpage: https://www.kendormusic.com/cc6/index.php <https://www.kendormusic.com/cc6/index.php>   I don’t know what Kendor’s plans are for the rest of their catalog.  If there is something that you really want, perhaps a request could get that item on the list of digital downloads.  
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>> Note that some publishers have enthusiastically pursued reviving their back catalogs.  C.L. Barnhouse, for example, has almost completed the process of making every item they ever published, since the the late 1800’s, available for purchase.   from their webpage:
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>> The C.L. Barnhouse Company is unique among publishing companies for preserving a nearly complete archive of all publications, dating back to 1886.  Virtually all of these products are available today, thanks to the Archive Edition series of publications produced on our in-house printing systems.  As a result, virtually no C. L. Barnhouse publication is out of print.  Additionally, the in-house printing provides for the immediate availability of extra scores and all other products, eliminating the back ordering process.   https://www.barnhouse.com/about-us/ <https://www.barnhouse.com/about-us/> 
>> 
>> John Jay Hilfiger
>> Composer/Arranger
>> Retired peripatetic music professor
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>>> In my ever so humble, and ever so NOT legal, opinion, once a publisher lets music go out of print, it is fair game. this is a spirit of the law, not letter of the law, opinion, and I?m sure many of you will disagree with it!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Raymond Horton
>>> Composer/Arranger 
>>> Minister of Music, 
>>> Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church
>>> Retired Bass Trombonist,
>>> Louisville Orchestra, 1970-2016
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