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Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Form: Opera. Instrument: String Orchestra. Period: Romantic. Performer: US Air Force Band via musopen.org/.
Composition Licence: This MP3 (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 in this case 1899 - 1900 are now in the public domain.
This MP3 (or other media file) is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908) and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31st of that year.
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This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio
Artist/Composer: US Air Force Band
Keywords: Rimsky-Korsakov
Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0