relevance

[Judith R Cohen <judithc...>]

> Determining where the prototype of the tune leaves off and where personal
> fancy comes in is only relevant when we are trying to translate the song
> into another medium (sound form to paper form),

Hi, well, what about when one is learning to perform that piece, and
wants to figure out to what extent that rendition is "traditional" and
to what extent there is personal whimsy or simply a mistake in it? J

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