musical material, or composition, as held in Download Music Online western classical music. Even when music is notated precisely, Download Music Online there Download Music Online are still many decisions that a performer has to make. The process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously Download Music Online composed and notated is termed interpretation.
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