[SOLO]"Charles Dickens and Music" by James T. Lightwood - brrot

[bergmannw]

Charles Dickens and Music, by James T. Lightwood (1856 - 1944)

This is a detailed exploration of the references to music in the novels of Dickens: songs, instrumental pieces, performers, composers, and musical instruments. It also includes Dickens' interactions with musicians. (Summary by Warren Bergmann)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16595

Target completion date: 2024-11-30

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Music; *Non-fiction/Performing Arts; *Non-fiction/Literary Criticism

Keywords that describe the book: dickens, music, novels, classical

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[bergmannw]

Sorry -- I forgot to begin the subject line with [SOLO]

[Darvinia]

As the OP you can edit it. Tap the pencil icon at the top right of the post.

[brownrottger]

Hi there! I will MC this for you.
Best,
Christine

[brownrottger]

Here are your answers re: music
You need to "present the tunes he chooses to use (if they're not improvised) to be sure they're PD. Like texts, they'd need to be published in 1928 or earlier."
Also
"For those with musical notation in the text, it's fine. For those without, he would need to find and document the source of the melody as PD. If he makes up a melody, that should be OK, but he needs to be careful that it is clearly original and not too close to something that isn't PD. I think reading the lyrics as a poem would probably be the simplest."

Finally, it is my understanding that there are midi files linked to the parts with musical notation in the Gutenberg files.
Best,
Christine

[bergmannw]

Thank you for the explanation. I'm not having any luck finding the copyright dates on melodies. Many of these seem to be folk tunes, which means nobody is really sure when they originated, or who composed them. (The only thing I know about copyright law as it applies to music is that it's tricky.) Having said all that, it stands to reason that any song appearing in a book c. 1912 would be in the public domain, yes?

[bergmannw]

When I need to present a melody to be sure it is PD, would I attach it to a forum post, or is there another way to present it? I do not see an "attach" option here in the forum.

[brownrottger]

When I need to present a melody to be sure it is PD, would I attach it to a forum post, or is there another way to present it? I do not see an "attach" option here in the forum.

I think you can paste a link here. Try that.

[brownrottger]

Thank you for the explanation. I'm not having any luck finding the copyright dates on melodies. Many of these seem to be folk tunes, which means nobody is really sure when they originated, or who composed them. (The only thing I know about copyright law as it applies to music is that it's tricky.) Having said all that, it stands to reason that any song appearing in a book c. 1912 would be in the public domain, yes?

The tune, that you find, could still be in copyright because it was applied to the words later. Like a translation can be in copyright if done after 1928. Not trying to be difficult, just need this to be safe from our litigious world.

[bergmannw]

I am getting the picture that this process can get more complicated than we want. It is now looking to me that it would be best for me to sing only the songs that include musical notation (I think we are guaranteed these melodies are PD), and read all the others like they are poems. What do you think? By the way, I am not able to open the MIDI files, but I don't think that matters. I can read music, and that's all I need to sing the songs accurately.

[brownrottger]

I am getting the picture that this process can get more complicated than we want. It is now looking to me that it would be best for me to sing only the songs that include musical notation (I think we are guaranteed these melodies are PD), and read all the others like they are poems. What do you think? By the way, I am not able to open the MIDI files, but I don't think that matters. I can read music, and that's all I need to sing the songs accurately.

That sounds like the best solution!BTW, I will DPL for you.
Best,
Christine

[bergmannw]

Hi Christine --

I've posted the Preface, and I am eager to hear your feedback.

Warren

[brownrottger]

Hi Christine --

I've posted the Preface, and I am eager to hear your feedback.

Warren

Excellent! Section 0 is PL ok. A perfect recording! Thanks! I am really looking forward to listening to the rest.

[bergmannw]

That's Great!

As I begin work on Chapter 1, I need some guidance. Footnotes. Some of the footnotes are pretty long, and many interrupt in the middle of a sentence of the main text. In some cases, it will be very difficult for a listener to "keep track" of what is happening in the beginning of the sentence, while a multi-sentence footnote is running its course. Is there a Librivox policy on reading footnotes? Do you have any suggestions?

[brownrottger]

That's Great!

As I begin work on Chapter 1, I need some guidance. Footnotes. Some of the footnotes are pretty long, and many interrupt in the middle of a sentence of the main text. In some cases, it will be very difficult for a listener to "keep track" of what is happening in the beginning of the sentence, while a multi-sentence footnote is running its course. Is there a Librivox policy on reading footnotes? Do you have any suggestions?

You can include any footnotes and exclude any footnotes as you see fit! Great news, right?!