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I recently made a song And even wrote a lyric for it also i arrange it with fl studio And gave it to a singer.But as the song that I've arrange In terms of quality And type of Musical instrument chosen was poor Another composer as it arrange professional Now I have a question that is what my name should be on the album:Composer or arrangement or arrange with software And that after the song made by a professional composer The Smallest change in starting, expanding, and the end of the song was not given and Only instruments and effects to change And rhythms have been better. now can i name it (professional composer) as a Remix or cover to bring.(Forgive my language is not good) Thanks

It almost sounds like it was written, both music and lyrics, by the OP. Then someone re-orchestrated it, that is, keeping the same exact notes and lines, but different instruments. Then it was re-arranged in a new setting, but was still the same piece. I think... In that case, you'd be the composer and lyricist (though you could just put "By" and your name). The person who re-orchestrated it the first time doesn't matter unless you use that orchestration, in which case it be "By" you and "Orchestrations" by him/her. If you are using the re-arrangement, that is, the final product with all the extra stuff such as expanded intros, that would be "By" you and "Arranged" by him/her. The two products are actually different. If your name was "A", the first person who changed the instruments around was "B", and the person who rewrote the song to have a better feel to it was "C", it'd look like this: The version which you wrote but the person changed the instruments: By "A", with Orchestrations by "B". The version which was changed to have a better feel: By "A", Arranged by "C". I agree; that was hard to determine what you were asking. If the two finished products were based on your original song that only you wrote the music and lyrics to, then you are the composer. Changing instruments around or adding new material to stretch out someone's else's work does not count as being a co-composer.

Hard to decipher what you mean. This is what I think: If you wrote the song: you are the composer If you wrote the beginning of the song and someone else finished it: you are at least a co-composer If you didn't arrange anything in the final product: you are not an arranger If the professional composer wrote a new song inspired by your song: you are non of the above If you wrote the lyrics: you should be credited for that I don't know what other people think of this?

With no notes? What is this? 1960?

Let's simplify this. http://wiki.youngcomposers.com/wiki/images/a/a6/Petrushka_opening.png Now what do we do? BTW, "Box 2" would be called "Rehearsal 2"