Do Great Artists Steal?

How much of a role does borrowing, or indeed "stealing" play in being a creative artist? I look at a number of musical examples, many of whom are long established as 'greats' of the classical music canon. Do great artists really steal?

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National Youth Orchestra - Hammered Out - Turnage
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Mentre L' Erbetta Pasce L' Agnella
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Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella
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Stravinsky Divertimento from "The Fairy's Kiss" (Muti-Philadelphia Orch.)
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Domenico Gallo, Trio Sonata no.1, in G Major

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Lana Del Rey - Once Upon A Dream (Music Video)
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Busoni - Berceuse élégiaque - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Ed Spanjaard [HD]
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Tchaikovsky, Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
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Kirill Gerstein / Ades' Mazurkas Op. 27
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The Unanswered Question 1973 4 The Delights & Dangers of Ambiguity Bernstein Norton
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Chopin mazurka recordings from Museopen

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