> I both agree and disagree, which makes me indecisive on the face of it. > Nothing is original, and everything is. I just bought the Bunting book > facsimile (1840) that transcribes, and arranges for piano forte, the harp > music of Ireland - "in order to preserve it". I have some of the same pieces > from 1625 as lute tab from other originals. What is an arrangement, and what > is a song? For once I am in agreement with you. Scarlatti and Bach did > original work in reworking (arranging) earlier works. But if I take the > Bunting piano arrangements and return them to harp am I original? I don't > think so, This depends on whether you are able to extract the original music from Bunting's icing. Not an easy task. RT
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