Death and (Re) Birth of J.S. Bach: Reconsidering Musical Authorship and the Work-Concept (Hardcover)

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While the study and redefinition of the notion of authorship and its relationship to the idea of the literary work have played a central role in recent research on literature, semiotics, and related disciplines, its impact on contemporary musicology is still limited. Why? What implications would a reconsideration of the author- and work-concepts have on our understanding of the creative musical processes?