At that time, it was inconceivable to think that it could be regarded as a violation to add one's own embellishments to a composer's work. That was, in fact, the whole idea - an integral part of the performance. It is interesting to consider the distinction between a more fixed structure and a more fluid one, subject to reinterpretation at every performance, when discussing modern ideas such as publishing individually tailored excerpts from a database. Representatives are OK, but we want to be able to more directly control our representatives too, what they read and write. If somebody tries to limit this right, fine, then we will invent something new.
Structure is entirely local.
Read also the three articles about archival preservation . Maybe the digital word today is heralding a more radical digitalization of production and life in general. This method is seriously challenged in the networking age. In English you may read three articles about archival preservation .