Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 defines a musical work to mean a work consisting of music exclusive of any words or action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music.^[2]

In the UK, "music" is normally understood by law to include melody, harmony and rhythm.^[3]

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References

1. ^ BaileyShea, Matt (2007). "Mignon: A New Recipe for Analysis and Recomposition", Music Theory Online Volume 13, Number 4, December 2007.
2. ^ Sheet music was held to be covered by the term "book" in the Statute of Anne: see Bach v. Longman [1777] but that merely conferred a right to print and reprint the music
3. ^ Some countries like Canada have legally defined music as any combination of melody and harmony or either of them, printed or reduced to writing or otherwise graphically reproduced.

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See also

• MIDI composition
• Musical form
• Music manuscript
• Music publishing
• Developing variation

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External links

• Composition Today News, competitions, interviews and other resources for composers.
• A Beginner's Guide to Composing, an online feature from Bloomingdale School of Music (February 2008)
• Gems of compositional wisdom
• A Practical Guide to Musical Composition
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