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Old Jul 20 2008, 8:44 AM
SimenN SimenN is offline

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Well fellas a nice discussion. A good point made by Abracadabra never claim music is copyed. Well i dont copy others, but im not sure if you know how compositions works.
Have you listened to trumpet music by Corelli and Torelli? Bach and Vivaldi? listen to Mozart and Kraus? they used the same themes, Corelli got an idea and used it, then torelli heard it, "stole" the theme and developed it and made it hes own. there are many examples like this, with bach, mozart, beethoven, schubert ++
like beethovens piano concerto 3 or 5 not sure, is very inspired by the mozart concerto in c minor. Beethovens piano sonata pathetique movement 2 sound realy like something schubert would have written.

It happens a lot when you compose in a style, the melodic style. That is why the melodies are simmular, im not encouraging you to "steel" or "copy" but if you want to write 100% in a style, you have to do develope ideas you hear. If you listen to a lot of music you will never know if the melody is eintirely yours. And it properly aint. There is a big chance that something you have heard inspired you to the melody you compose, but what is wrong with that? thats the name of the game!

And i dont copy that is why my music dont sound real barqoue, i want the part of myself in the style. So dont say that if you dont have any evidence. People just get fired up.
This is my personal point of view.
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