gq: It is in this time that the notation of music on a staff and other elements of musical notation began to take shape. This invention made possible the separation of the composition of a piece of music from its transmission; without written music, transmission was oral, and subject to change every time it was transmitted. With a musical score, a work of music could be performed without the composer's presence. The invention of the movable-type printing press in the 15th century had far-reaching consequences on the preservation and transmission of music.
Question: The notation of music on a what began to take shape at this time? Question: How was music transmitted before the invention of musical notation? Question: What was oral music subject to every time is was transmitted? Question: What can a musical scored be performed without? Question: When was the movable-type printing press invented?