Creativity/Originality

**TheSaxRunner05** · 12-7-2010, 09:39 PM

Consider this quote -

“We talk glibly on the creative musician, but, however clever he may be, he cannot, magician like, produce music out of nothing; and if he were to make the attempt he would only put himself back into the position of the primitive stage. All that he can do and, as a matter of fact, does, is to make use of the material bequeathed to him by his predecessors, fashion it anew and in such a manner that he can through it, and by means of it, express himself.” – Cecil Sharp

In our creative endeavors, whether in music or otherwise, can something be created that is truly original? How important is the ground-work of our predecessors; are the histories of music, art, or literature an evolutionary chain as suggested by this quote?

12-7-2010, 09:39 PM	#1
TheSaxRunner05 The Doctor Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 37 Posts: 6,144	Creativity/Originality Consider this quote - “We talk glibly on the creative musician, but, however clever he may be, he cannot, magician like, produce music out of nothing; and if he were to make the attempt he would only put himself back into the position of the primitive stage. All that he can do and, as a matter of fact, does, is to make use of the material bequeathed to him by his predecessors, fashion it anew and in such a manner that he can through it, and by means of it, express himself.” – Cecil Sharp In our creative endeavors, whether in music or otherwise, can something be created that is truly original? How important is the ground-work of our predecessors; are the histories of music, art, or literature an evolutionary chain as suggested by this quote? __________________

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