a Q about creating a composition on a theme by someone else?
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a Q about creating a composition on a theme by someone else?
Yeah, the title says it all! But is there any rules? I have started a come, created on a theme by a know composer, the piece is a "Hit" and the theme symbolizes the Norwegian culture. Everyone knows this theme.. Is it the Wrong to take this theme and build a composition on it? Im not steeling it, pretending I created the theme myselfe.. 
And another thing, its actually how the Harding-fiddle is tuned, so if you pluck the strings in order, you get this theme!
But yeah, anything I should know before I continue the composition?

And another thing, its actually how the Harding-fiddle is tuned, so if you pluck the strings in order, you get this theme!

But yeah, anything I should know before I continue the composition?

Re: a Q about creating a composition on a theme by someone else?
well, normally you can use any theme you hear without copyright violation as long as it's not over a certain number of bars. I think you can't have more than 3 bars of the same theme from a composer? I could be wrong so you might want to double check.
I don't think there's anything wrong with using a little bit of someone else's theme as long as you can come up with some newer original content to expand the piece with.

Re: a Q about creating a composition on a theme by someone else?
PS. what you could even do is add notes inbetween the main theme of the composers piece, that way it would be different 

Re: a Q about creating a composition on a theme by someone else?
Admin Andrew wrote:well, normally you can use any theme you hear without copyright violation as long as it's not over a certain number of bars. I think you can't have more than 3 bars of the same theme from a composer? I could be wrong so you might want to double check.I don't think there's anything wrong with using a little bit of someone else's theme as long as you can come up with some newer original content to expand the piece with.
Okay. Yeah, I also read someplace that you can have 7notes in a row that is =, but if the 8 is same as well, its a violation on the copyright. But this piece is written over 100 years ago, so there isnt any Copyright on it anymore, (79years and the Copyright ends?! Something like that) so I wasnt really thinking of that aspect.
I was thinking more if it was, sort of disrespectful, steeling ect, and you answer that as well. I know Liszt created pieces on other themes All the time. I just read that Liszt created ALL of his Rhapsodies on folk-themes he heard local fiddle-players played in Hungary! And we got his pieces on a theme of Paganini(?!) ect
So, yeah, and as you say; As long as I can create something to expand and take the theme further its okay

I have given myself 6months to create this piece.


Its easy to create things that lasts 2 min, but for a 10min piece, the structure and evolution* must be creative and interesting and deep! Or else the interest will fade fast and no one would want to listen to the full piece


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