Re: [Harp-L] plagarism

[Tom Baehr <tombaehr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not just jazz. Classical composers stole often from each other (and  
themselves). They copied out each others' music (by hand back then)  
as studies, and even incorporated themes and whole pieces in their  
own works. My guess here was that there was attribution -- or at  
least, recognition by their listeners.

The other side of the coin: Performers often messed with  composers'  
music, much to their dismay, arranging it for their own purposes, in  
effect destroying their original intent.

Sound familiar by contemporary standards?

Tom
On Jul 1, 2007, at 2:12 AM, Glenn Weiser wrote:

> Jazz players have transcribed or otherwise learned solos from the  
> greats forever. Transcribed solos allow you study the technique,  
> phrasing, etc of the greats as starting point for you own  
> improvising, which is exactly what my books says.  That's what the  
> legit purpose of learning these solos is. These solos can also be  
> misused, though, which is amy point in this thread.