twinkletoesfaery Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 By 'composing' a variation on a song - would that be called proper composing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anders Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I would call any song based on another song an ''arrangement''. But that's not a widespread oppinion, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Lee Graham Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Really? Listen to Beethoven's "33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli" or Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini." You might change your mind about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan inglis Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I think it's what you do with it that counts... an arrangement where the notes are handed out to different instruments is a bit of a grey area, perhaps, but it's surely the amount of influence te second composer has.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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