Choral Music Arrangements/Rights

Purchase Choral Music Commissioned Choral Pieces
Permanently Out of Print Music Mechanical Royalty Rights

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List of Kirby Shaw arrangements in print by Hal Leonard [PDF format]
List of Kirby Shaw choral compositions/arrangements in print by Hal Leonard [PDF format]

Kirby Shaw's music is sung around the world and has sold millions of copies. He has over 2,500 choral arrangements/compositions in print, which have resulted in numerous ASCAP awards.

Want to order Kirby Shaw choral music published by Hal Leonard, Alfred, Warner Brothers, Shawnee Press, Sound Music Publications, and UNC Press?

Want to sing a Kirby Shaw choral composition that's permanently out of print?

Want to obtain mechanical rights fees for recording a CD or concert video using Kirby Shaw's music?

It's Simple!

Purchase Choral Music

Contact J. W. Pepper [1-800-345-6296] or your local sheet music dealer to order Kirby Shaw choral octavos published by Hal Leonard Warner Brothers, Shawnee Press, or UNC Press.

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Reprints of P.O.P. (Permanently Out of Print) Music

For Kirby Shaw's Compositions - There is a nominal fee of $1.00 (US funds) per copy of each octavo multiplied by the number of singers in your ensemble.

Click HERE for a request form which you can mail to Kirby Shaw Music with your payment. Your cancelled check and copy of this form is your proof of permission.

Each copy of the music must contain the following notice:

"Reprinted by permission of the copyright holder."

For Kirby Shaw arrangements of other composers' music, contact the appropriate publisher:

  • Hal Leonard (414) 774-3630
    CLICK HERE
    for list of all Kirby Shaw
    arrangements in print by Hal Leonard [PDF format]
  • Warner Brothers 800-327-7643 [option 8]
  • Shawnee Press (570) 476-0550
  • Sound Music Publications
    E-mail: orders@smpjazz.com
    or call (425) 771-0824
  • UNC Press (970) 351-2577
  • Alfred (purchased Warner Brothers in 2005)
    For fastest service, please go to:
    www.Alfred.com
    At the bottom of the home page,
    please click on "Licensing Requests"
    Fill out the necessary information.
    (818) 891-5999
    Ext. 292 (customer service)
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    Commissioned Choral Pieces

    Are you looking for

    • a special song to celebrate your choir's/vocal group's uniqueness? ...
    • an anniversary or special even of some kind? ...
    • a unique arrangement for an upcoming CD project? ...
    • a theme song for a tour or competition program?

    If so, a commissioned choral piece might be just what you need!

    The ideas for a commissioned piece usually come from conversations between director and composer. The piece is world-premiered by your choir, and the name of your group and director appear on the title page. Scores and parts are sent to you by the composer. The cost of the commission varies depending on the length of the piece and the financial resources of the group seeking the commission.

    Happy choral directors have told me that the pieces I have written for them had a wondeful and celebratory bonding effect on the choir throughout the entire year!

    Please call or e-mail me for more information. (541) 488-5637 kirbyshawmusic@aol.com

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    Mechanical Royalty Rights

    These rates apply apply to all phonorecords made and distributed on or after January 1, 2000, regardless of the date upon which the recording was first released, unless other contractual arrangements apply.

      5 min. or less Over 5 min.
    (per min.)
    Jan. 1, 2000 8 cents $1.55
    Jan. 1, 2004 8.5 cents $1.65
    Jan. 1, 2006 9.1 cents $1.75

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