The copyright owner of a work can be determined by looking at the copyright notice which is generally found at the bottom of the first page of music.
If you are unable to determine the copyright owner by looking at the music, please check the searchable databases of the performance rights societies (ASCAP https://www.ascap.com, BMI https://www.bmi.com, SESAC, Inc. https://www.sesac.com or GMR https://www.globalmusicrights.com/).
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