Mainly regarding NES music with (typically) only three musical lines.
Should there be a distinction between transcriptions (just the notes transcribed perfectly into a notated form) and arrangements (adding to the music with the arrangers own creative material)?
It seems there are many pieces that are pitch accurate transcriptions of NES music but also quite a lot of arrangements that include a lot of things that aren't in the original tracks. I'm personally for pitch accurate sheets (within the realm of playability), but I also respect arranging things to have more pianistic value. However, its impossible to tell what kind of sheet Im going to get (arrangement or transcription) until I open it and compare with an original track. I was just curious what others thought about this.
Should there be a distinction between transcriptions (just the notes transcribed perfectly into a notated form) and arrangements (adding to the music with the arrangers own creative material)?
It seems there are many pieces that are pitch accurate transcriptions of NES music but also quite a lot of arrangements that include a lot of things that aren't in the original tracks. I'm personally for pitch accurate sheets (within the realm of playability), but I also respect arranging things to have more pianistic value. However, its impossible to tell what kind of sheet Im going to get (arrangement or transcription) until I open it and compare with an original track. I was just curious what others thought about this.
