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Is sheet music of popular song suitable for IMSLP?
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It must be out of copyright in Canada; the author must have died at least 50 years ago. Go ahead, if you can!
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perlnerd666 wrote:It must be out of copyright in Canada; the author must have died at least 50 years ago. Go ahead, if you can!
I'd say "authors," because both the composer and lyricist (if different) would need to be accounted for, as well as any translator, arranger, etc., of the edition, if applicable.
"A libretto, a libretto, my kingdom for a libretto!" -- Cesar Cui (letter to Stasov, Feb. 20, 1877)
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