Creativity

Question:

How can your own creativity be expressed if you are trying to be faithful to the composer’s ideas? Is there a creative process? 

    

     If one is trying to be completely faithful to the composer's ideas then they are in a sense copying the composer and can't contribute their own ideas. The only time their own creativity may intervene is if they had to improvise what the composer wanted. However, being faithful to the composer's ideas may teach the creator concepts and give them ideas for their own creativity even if they can’t express it at the moment. But, if the composer is creating their own performance or piece and they are faithful to the composer's ideas by it being the main influence or inspiration of their piece then that is a perfect outlet for their creativity and originality to show through. If being faithful to the composer's ideas goes as far as coping, then yes the creator's creativity is blocked and they have no originality. It's one thing to build off a composer's idea and another to be faithful to the point where the work is replicated to reach authenticity which is like trying to reach perfection.
     Although being faithful to the composer's ideas may block personal creativity, there is a process that can be behind the work which one can learn from, embrace and use it when they want to make their own original work.