Copyright Information
The works provided on this website are either in Public Domain or fall under Fair Use (see below for definitions). For pieces not in Public Domain, the creator of this project has made a substantial effort to contact publishing companies to get the rights to produce the excerpts. If permission was granted, copyright information is listed below the excerpts. If permission was not granted and the piece is not in Public Domain, sheet music has not been provided. All scores are available online to view.
Public Domain
If a composition falls under Public Domain, that means the work is no longer protected by copyright and can be freely distributed. Several excerpts in the database fall under Public Domain, therefore no copyright is credited.
If a composition falls under Public Domain, that means the work is no longer protected by copyright and can be freely distributed. Several excerpts in the database fall under Public Domain, therefore no copyright is credited.
Fair Use (taken directly from the U.S. Copyright Office)
"Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use." For more information, please visit the U.S. Copyright Office.
Each excerpt and audio file provided on this site are only a portion of the work in its entirety, thus the pieces cannot be performed without legal purchase. In addition, the information about each piece/composer is only a portion of what was originally written, and links are provided for users to view the writing in their entirety.
"Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use." For more information, please visit the U.S. Copyright Office.
Each excerpt and audio file provided on this site are only a portion of the work in its entirety, thus the pieces cannot be performed without legal purchase. In addition, the information about each piece/composer is only a portion of what was originally written, and links are provided for users to view the writing in their entirety.