Bach's oldest known manuscripts

[cglover]

"The manuscripts will be exhibited at the library from Sept. 1 and at the Bach Archiv in Leipzig from Sept. 21."


http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14602322/?GT1=8506


I wonder what happens to the manuscripts after the exhibit.

Will this music ever be transcribed for classical guitar?

Segovia transcribed works of Bach, but were there legal copyright issues involved?

We need more repertoire :!: :!: :!:

[WillBee]

According to the article, the actual music found was not composed by Bach, but rather earlier composers. Bach copied it as a pedagogical device while he was a teenager...possibly very useful to people studying the development of a musical genius, but not so much for a performer looking for more bach pieces

Copyrights as we practice them now can be traced back to England around the time of Back's life, but it's unclear to me if Germany would have adopted such a law. Even so, until more modern times, copywrite ended with the life of the author...nowadays it can be extended up to 70 years after (or longer for works for hire) the death of the author...no problem for works by bach or albeniz, but you may run into trouble if you tried to transcibe (for profit) john cage's 4'33''

[cglover]

I got it mixed up in thinking it was like the aria by Bach discovered last year.

I would like to see the two previously unknown fantasias by Johann Pachelbel. The article say that they are organ works, but doesn't go into details if they include vocals or strings.