copyright question

[Joshua Haberman]

I'm currently inputting an organ work with the intention of submitting
it to Mutopia, but I'm unsure if it would be legal to do so, mostly
because I don't speak German.

The score is labelled "Urtext," so it seemed that it would be ok, but
then I noticed that in the front of the score, it says

"Nach den quellen neu herausgegeben von Fritz Stein unt Martin Geck"

On the first page of the piece itself, it says "Herausgegeben von Fritz
Stein."

All of the sudden I have this sinking feeling that these notes are
indicating the name of the editors. But then why would it be labelled
Urtext?

There are a few indications throughout (a trill here, a tempo marking
there) which are in parentheses, and some which are not. Perhaps the
ones in parentheses are the editor's marks?

It says in the introduction "The present critical edition of the organ
compositions is strictly based on the originals. All interpretation
marks that cannot be traced back to the originals have been omitted, as
all experience shows that subjective interpretations are liable to
perpetual variation. Certain ornaments, echoes, and indications of
tempo, self-evident in the music of that period and resulting naturally
from the context have been added in brackets by the editor.

What do you all think? If I leave the stuff in parentheses out, should
it be OK?

Joshua

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Joshua Haberman <address@hidden>,  University of Puget Sound
"Delaying decisions" is too often a euphemism for "avoiding thinking."
                                            -Bjarne Stroustrup