The Eighteenth-Century Origins of the Music
In the article "The Eighteenth-Century Origins of the Musical Canon," William Weber talks about his way of thinking regarding the beginning of the melodic standard, which he accepts began with the repertory. He assembles his case by looking at the social, recorded, and educational establishments of this practice. His is an article in light of Joseph Kerman's, whose sees he disagreed with totally and invalidated them by saying that the melodic standard has been molded generally by various powers, thoughts, and accepted practices present in the musical culture, which have all acted in their remarkable manner and prompted the starting points of the ordinance.