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  28 There are those who consider that studies in harmony, counterpoint,
  29 and fugue are the exclusive province of the intended composer. But if
  30 we reflect that theory must follow practice, rarely preceding it
  31 except by chance, we must realize that musical theory is not a set of
  32 directions for composing music. It is rather the collected and
  33 systematized deductions gathered by observing the practice of
  34 composers over a long time, and it attempts to set forth what is or
  35 has been their common practice. It tells not how music will be written
  36 in the future, but how music has been written in the past.</p>
  37 <p class="quoted">The results of such a definition of the true nature of musical theory
  38 are many and important. First of all, it is clear that this knowledge
  39 is indispensable to musicians in all fields of the art, whether they
  40 be composers, performers, conductors, critics, teachers, or
  41 musicologists. Indeed, a secure grounding in theory is even more a
  42 necessity to the musical scholar than to the composer, since it forms
  43 the basis for any intelligent appraisal of the individual styles of
  44 the past or present.</p>
  45 <p class="quoted">On the other hand, the person gifted for creative musical composition
  46 is taking a serious risk in assuming that this genius is great enough
  47 to get along without a deep knowledge of the common practice of
  48 composers. Mastery of the technical or theoretical aspects of music
  49 should be carried out by him as a life's work, running parallel to his
  50 creative activity but quite separate from it. In the one he is
  51 following common practice, while in the other he is responsible solely
  52 to the dictates of his own personal tastes and urge for expression.</p>
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  56 <p>Walter Piston (Intro to the first edition of <em>Harmony</em>)</p>
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