The Tension Between the Ideal of Exact Realization and the Need for Reinterpretation and Revision
Stephen Blum, in his New Grove article on “Composition”, points out that,
Many societies place great value on songs, instrumental pieces, dances or ceremonies that have been received as gifts or acquired by inheritance, study, theft or purchase. Notions of the proper uses of existing compositions range from insistence on accurate reproduction to demands for [...]
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