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As an example, most sufficiently old hymns are in the public domain. CCLI maintains a list of songs that are in the public domain. [10] If all of the songs that an organization uses are in that list, then the organization does not need to pay the CCLI license fee. As of March 2015, CCLI's list contained nearly 24,000 public domain songs.
The oldest hymnals in the database are from 1640. The full texts of hymns that are in the public domain are available. The database also contains biographical information on composers and lyricists. [1] Hymnary.org has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. [2] [3]
The original composition has now entered into the public domain, and appears in several hymnals and song collections, both in its original form and with a revised text that omits most of the explicitly Christian content and adds a verse about solidarity in the face of oppression. Though it was not originally a Quaker hymn, Quakers adopted it as ...
Public domain music scores (720,000) and recordings (79,000), including some contemporary composers. International Music Score Library Project: Inventions of Note: popular music, technology: 50 Sheet music for popular songs and piano compositions, mostly 1890–1920. Lewis Music Library at MIT: Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection
On 8 February 2016, a court ruled that the children's song "Happy Birthday to You" was in the public domain and Warner/Chappell Music was required to pay $14 million to the song's licensees. [10] In October 2020, American humorist Tom Lehrer released his entire catalogue, dating back to the 1950s, into the public domain. [11]
The hymn is a primary musical theme for schlock film Tromeo and Juliet (1996), credited on the soundtrack as Yes, We'll Gather at the River. [3] The title "Shall We Gather at the River" is used as the name of a second season episode of Falling Skies. The hymn opens Richard Rossi's 1920s period piece drama Aimee Semple McPherson. [4] [5]
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. The song is often recorded unattributed and, because of its age, has lapsed into the public domain. Most of the chorus appears in the later songs "Can the Circle Be Unbroken" and "Daddy Sang Bass".
It was her first overtly religious album since Lead Me On in 1988, and consists primarily of well-known hymns with a few original songs. Early pressings of the CD are in "double disc" format containing a music CD and a bonus DVD with a behind the scenes documentary in the studio recording the album.