Public Domain in 2019
Below are selected musical works that entered the public domain in the U.S. in 2019. This selection features works in the OSU Libraries’ collections followed by works in other collections that illustrate the variety of music that can now be freely copied, shared, arranged, and performed.
Works locally owned/performed at OSU:
| Creator | Title | Scores & Media | Copyright registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, C. Frederick | Midnight (Novelty Fox Trot) for theatre orchestra | Parts | © 29Mar23, E559451. Copyright renewal: R76241, 27Mar51 |
| Coots, J. Fred and Dave Ringle | Home Town Blues (Fox Trot) for theatre orchestra (arr. Ted Eastwood) | Parts | © 16Jun23, E563103. Copyright renewal: R63431, 21Jun50 |
| Hindemith, Paul | Cello Sonata, op. 25 no. 3 | Score | © 1Dec23, E592018. Copyright renewal: R75239, 27Feb51 |
| Hindemith, Paul | String Quartet, op. 22 | Score | © 27Oct23, E582625. Copyright renewal: R75235, 27Feb51 |
| Holst, Gustav | A Fugal Concerto, op. 40, no. 2 (flute and oboe with strings) | Score | For flute & oboe or 2 violins with string acc.: © 11Oct23; E572382-572387. Copyright renewal: R81514-81519; 27Jul51. For flute or solo 1st violin; Oboe or solo 2nd violin: © 5Oct23; E572176-572177. Copyright renewal: R81510-81511; 27Jul51 |
| King, Karl | McKinley’s Own (march for band) | Original 1923 parts New edition of score and parts Audio | 1. band, 2. orch.: © 7Feb23, 19Mar23; E555966, 561176. Copyright renewal: R64544, 64553; 14Jul50 |
| Mason, Daniel Gregory | Three Pieces for Flute, Harp & String Quartet, op. 13 | Score | © 23Oct23, E576537-576538. Copyright renewal: R83635-83636; 24Sep51 |
| Quilter, Roger | Go, Lovely Rose (voice and piano) | Score | © 9Feb23, E556763. Copyright renewal: R58426, 10Feb50 |
| Savino, Domenico | Misterioso alla Valse (Dramatic Suspense) for theatre orchestra | Parts | © 14May23, E564297. Copyright renewal: R62340, 15May50 |
Selected works in other collections:
Armstrong, Louis and Lillian Hardin: Coal Cart Blues
- Score (Photocopy of manuscript at Louis Armstrong House)
- Copyright registration: © 3Nov23, E574625. Copyright renewal: R69346, 3Nov50.
Beach, Amy: When Mama Sings, op. 99 no. 1 (song)
- Score (Library of Congress)
- Copyright registration: © 6Apr23, E561556. Copyright renewal: R60462, 6Apr50.
Beach, Amy: Little Brown-Eyed Laddie, op. 99 no. 2 (song)
- Score (Library of Congress)
- Copyright registration: © 8May23, E564081. Copyright renewal: R64050, 13Jul50.
Beach, Amy: The Moon-Path, op. 99 no. 3 (song)
- Score (Library of Congress)
- Copyright registration: © 8May23, E564082. Copyright renewal: R64051, 13Jul50.
Beach, Amy: The Artless Maid, op. 99 no. 4 (song)
- Score (Library of Congress)
- Copyright registration: © 25Apr23, E559757. Copyright renewal: R65044, 13Jul50.
Berlin, Irving: When You Walked Out, Someone Else Walked Right In
- Score (Univ. of Maine/Sheet Music Consortium)
- Copyright registration: © 23Apr23, E561773; © 10May23, E564047. Copyright renewal: R61589, 26Apr50; R62220, 15May50.
Carpenter, John Alden: Diversions: Five Pieces for Piano
- Score (IMSLP)
- Copyright registration: © 28Dec23, E580355. Copyright renewal: R79538, 7Jun51.
Gershwin, George: I Won’t Say I Will (song from Little Miss Bluebeard)
- Score (Univ. of Maine/Sheet Music Consortium)
- Copyright registration: © 1Sep23, E569056. Copyright renewal: R66830, 1Sep50.
Gershwin, George: Lo-La-Lo (song from George White’s Scandals of 1923)
- Score (Baylor Univ./Sheet Music Consortium)
- Copyright registration: © 12Jul23, E563873. Copyright renewal: R64232, 12Jul50.
Silver, Frank and Irving Cohn: Yes! We Have No Bananas (novelty song)
- Score (Univ. of Maine/Sheet Music Consortium)
- Copyright registration: © 23Mar23, E558843. Copyright renewal: R59943, 23Mar50.
Sousa, John Philip: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (march)
- Score (1923 parts)
- Copyright registration: © 14Mar23, E561087. Copyright renewal: R59736, 17Mar50.
