Summary
This work, Dmitri Shostakovich's "String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110," is in the public domain in the United States due to its publication date before January 1, 1931, and may also be in the public domain in other countries under specific copyright terms. The text provides metadata and context related to its public domain status and potential copyright implications, including a note about its presence in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
The passages do not contain substantive content about the musical composition itself, its themes, or Shostakovich's artistic intentions. Instead, they focus on archival information, copyright disclaimers, and cross-references to unrelated entries from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, such as those concerning musicians Karl Friedrich Abel and Peter Abelard, and philosophical concepts like *a priori* and *a posteriori* judgments.
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For other versions of this work, see Encyclopædia Britannica . ← 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1911 ) Title page → related portals : Reference Works Shortcut : EB11 or EB1911 Notes on reading the Wikisource edition . A special disclaimer for this project . Collaboration page for contributors . 12543 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 Table of contents This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works . Public domain Public domain false false← Alabama 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 "Alabama" Arbitration by Montague Hughes Crackanthorpe Alabama River → See also Alabama Claims on…
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