533c: Composition of music

533c: Composition of music

Description

A newly "composed" song may not be original, but can be received or slightly revised.

How is music composed?
	/ Put together through a deliberate and conscious effort / Group effort / Individual effort / Combined effort / Received in a dream or vision / Learned from elders / Learned from other ethnic groups / Music improvised, no prior composition / Music improvised on prior composition / Words of song totally new and improvised / Same basic story retold each time a song is sung but the words are not exactly the same each time
	Who composes the vocal music?
	Who composes the instrumental music?
	Who else besides the composer is involved in the composition of music?
	Who owns these compositions?
	Who can use these compositions?
	What implements are used in the composition of music?
	/ In one's home / In a sacred place / On the spot (improvisation) / In a unique place reserved for music composition
	/ During a particular time of day / During a particular time of year / For special events only / For any event, at any time / During music workshops

Context for this page:

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 17 March 1999