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  25 There are those who consider that studies in harmony, counterpoint,
  26 and fugue are the exclusive province of the intended composer. But if
  27 we reflect that theory must follow practice, rarely preceding it
  28 except by chance, we must realize that musical theory is not a set of
  29 directions for composing music. It is rather the collected and
  30 systematized deductions gathered by observing the practice of
  31 composers over a long time, and it attempts to set forth what is or
  32 has been their common practice. It tells not how music will be written
  33 in the future, but how music has been written in the past.</p>
  34 <p class="quoted">The results of such a definition of the true nature of musical theory
  35 are many and important. First of all, it is clear that this knowledge
  36 is indispensable to musicians in all fields of the art, whether they
  37 be composers, performers, conductors, critics, teachers, or
  38 musicologists. Indeed, a secure grounding in theory is even more a
  39 necessity to the musical scholar than to the composer, since it forms
  40 the basis for any intelligent appraisal of the individual styles of
  41 the past or present.</p>
  42 <p class="quoted">On the other hand, the person gifted for creative musical composition
  43 is taking a serious risk in assuming that this genius is great enough
  44 to get along without a deep knowledge of the common practice of
  45 composers. Mastery of the technical or theoretical aspects of music
  46 should be carried out by him as a life's work, running parallel to his
  47 creative activity but quite separate from it. In the one he is
  48 following common practice, while in the other he is responsible solely
  49 to the dictates of his own personal tastes and urge for expression.</p>
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  53 <p>Walter Piston (Intro to the first edition of <em>Harmony</em>)</p>
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  82 <p class="cke-footer">&lt;ascii_phil&gt; There once was a man named Bertold
  83 &lt;ascii_phil&gt; Who drank beer when the weather grew cold
  84 &lt;ascii_phil&gt; As he reached for his cup...
  85 &lt;ascii_phil&gt; "NEEEEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!!!"
  86 &lt;ascii_phil&gt; Oh, snap! You just got limerickrolled!
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  88 <p class="cke-timestamp">Last Modified:
  89     January 21, 2013</p>
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