Stephen E. Bacher ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>David Runnion <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Have to wonder what Santana'd think of a Theme and Variations on Black
>>Magic Woman with no attribution, calling it original material??
>
>Actually "BMW" was originally by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac,
>wasn't it?

Yup.

>And how many old blues tunes have Led Zeppelin "appropriated"?

Very good queston.

But now here's another: how often do you see the words (arr.  Bach) or
(orig.  Vivaldi) attached to Bach's COncerto for Four Keyboards, which is
pretty much a straight transcription of Vivaldi's for four violins (Op.10
No.??)

Deryk Barker
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