Sell arrangements of music

1. Can I sell arrangements of music?
2. Is it legal to sell transcriptions of music?
3. How do I publish a music arrangement?
4. What does arrangements mean in music?

Can I sell arrangements of music?

Arrangements of copyrighted works are only permitted to be sold with ArrangeMe. Selling an arrangement with ArrangeMe does not grant any additional permission to sell your work on other websites, or in physical printed sheet music, unless you have a direct agreement with the work owner or publisher.

Is it legal to sell transcriptions of music?

Unless the copyright owner chooses to file suit, nothing will be done. Do I need permission to sell or give away my musical transcriptions for free, in both when case the transcription may imitate the original sounds or is a recomposition of the songs. Yes, permission is needed for this.

How do I publish a music arrangement?

There are 2 easy ways to obtain permission to arrange a copyrighted song.

1. Contact a Print Representative Online. Your request will be processed most promptly when your request is submitted to the print publisher whose catalog includes your song(s). ...
2. Contact the Copyright Owner Directly.

What does arrangements mean in music?

Arrangement, in music, traditionally, any adaptation of a composition to fit a medium other than that for which it was originally written, while at the same time retaining the general character of the original. ... In popular music and jazz, the word is often used synonymously with “score.”