Copyright & Legal

Public Domain Content

All musical compositions on Kalimba Online are in the public domain. This includes:

  • Traditional folk songs and nursery rhymes - Works with no known author or copyright holder
  • Classical compositions - Works by composers who died more than 70 years ago (Bach, Beethoven, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Massenet, etc.)

Public domain works can be freely used, performed, and distributed without permission or payment.

Our Arrangements

The kalimba tablatures (note sequences and timing) on this site are original arrangements created by our team. These simplified arrangements are:

  • Educational adaptations for kalimba instrument
  • Provided free of charge for personal learning
  • Not recordings or performances - only instructional notation

License for Our Content

Our original tablature arrangements are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

This means you can:

  • Share - Copy and redistribute the material
  • Adapt - Remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution - You must give appropriate credit
  • NonCommercial - You may not use the material for commercial purposes
  • ShareAlike - If you remix or adapt, you must distribute under the same license

Educational Use

This website is provided for educational and personal learning purposes. We do not claim ownership of the underlying musical compositions, which are in the public domain.

Questions?

If you have any questions about copyright or licensing, please review our DMCA Policy or Terms of Service.