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Posted by: ObbiQuiet
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Genius is the art of concealing your sources.

Nothing wrong with using another composers work as a jump-off point. John Williams (and countless others have) made a fortune doing it.

I thought that I had written a fabulous instrumental, took it to my friends who instantly recognized that I had (unknowingly) "re-created" a compilation of Yes songs.



I feel like I cheated, then, as if what I wrote isn't really mine.

As a creator I like to create stuff - not duplicate.

Still, in frustration I banged around at a C minor (I believe) and found another neat counter-melody. Hurrah!

i know. it's like bringing test answers to a class with a blind teacher. you could definatly get away with it, but it just fells dirty.

  • 01.23.2005 11:23 AM PDT

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