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Carmina Burana Makes Its Digital Debut; Net4Music and Schott Musik Introduce Downloadable Sheet Music for a Piano Version of Carl Orff's Classic - Available Only Online.


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000

A classic choral composition with a decidedly medieval feel is making a 21st-century debut today, as Net4Music (Nasdaq: NMUS) and German publisher Schott Musik International announce the Internet-only release of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana carmina burana: see Goliardic songs.  for piano.

The sheet music for the popular piece, heard frequently in film and television, will be available for purchase and download at www.net4music.com in a special arrangement for piano students.

The announcement is the first Internet-only release to come out of Net4Music's landmark digital distribution deal with Schott, one of the largest classical music publishers in the world. Over 200 years old, the German company was the original publisher of many works by Beethoven, Wagner, Stravinsky, Orff, Rodrigo, Ligeti, Henze, Penderecki, Takemitsu and others.

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 Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Schott and President of the Publishers' Association of Germany, "Net4Music's industry-leading Internet technology allows publishers to distribute printed music in a much more effective way than ever before. Where distributors and retailers once had problems keeping inventory up-to-date with new instrumentation and arrangements of sought-after titles, the Internet give us a way to deliver exactly what customers want, when they want it. We are extremely excited about the chance to work with Net4Music."

"Carmina Burana is one of the most important classical works of our time," said Francois Duliege, CEO of Net4Music. "We are thrilled to bring the piece to students and music educators in an arrangement that they will find engaging and entertaining to play and teach."

About Net4Music Inc.

Net4Music Inc. (Nasdaq: NMUS), formed by the October 2000 merger of Net4Music S.A. and Coda Music Technology, provides the music publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music.  industry with digital solutions. Since its launch in December 1999, Net4Music's Internet technology has rejuvenated re·ju·ve·nate  
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 the distribution of sheet music, allowing for secure downloads of the world's largest collection of digital sheet music Digital sheet music, also known as Interactive or Virtual, is the newly developed technology distributing high quality but low cost sheet music, which is often created and arranged according to the users’ preferences (custom sheet music or sheet music by  files in all music genres This list is split into four separate pages:
Music can be divided into genres in many different ways. These classifications are often arbitrary and controversial, and closely related styles often overlap.
, each one protected by the company's own copyright protection system. The merger with Coda, now the Coda Music Division of Net4Music Inc., brings together the best of digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , digital distribution and solutions to increase revenue opportunities for composers and publishers. Finale(R) is the world's best-selling music notation software product, and is widely regarded as the music publishing industry's notation standard. SmartMusic Studio(R) is a comprehensive interactive music practice system that listens to musicians sing or play and follows spontaneous tempo changes. With these technologies and a host of other innovative services for professional musicians, music educators, students and hobbyists, Net4Music Inc. is poised to transform and improve from end to end the way musicians create, secure, distribute, learn and play music around the world.

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 Statement. This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which reflect Net4Music's current views of future events and financial performance, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, the risks described from time to time in Net4Music's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (including Net4Music's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

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). Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Net4Music undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.
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