Originally Posted By: alan S.
But what if someone were to post a so called 'original' composition that used the melodic outline and form of a well known song changing a note here or there perhaps adding some additional notes but not in a way that really disguised it's identity? Perhaps a chord or two is changed but again the functional structure is retained with all the points of resolution clearly following the original tune.
Assuming the tune was well enough known to be recognizable in the first instance, what would be the attitude of the forum towards this kind of re-creation? And would such a tune qualify as a contrafact at all?
Alan


I'm very new here and to BIAB.
I've only done one original song using BIAB as my test subject.

Regarding the above post could one say the following?:
If a verbatim song structure is easily recognizable by someone would that not define it, by default, as contrafact or derivative?
Would one say that not enough original thought/modifications were implemented in said song for one to actually call it an 'original'?

I think much of this is inherently determined by each of our own personal criteria/interpretations.
I can easily understand the diversity of opinions on this subject.
Hopefully, I stayed within the context of the entire thread of opinions.

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