Music and Time Annotation << Back Performance as a sacrament M.A. Gotsdiner This article is devoted to the deep issues of the creative process, the phenomenon of dissimilarity of interpretation of the same music piece by different performers, connections between the creative appearance of a musician and the date of his birth. It points to the basic foundations of being – repeatability and variability – and their manifestations in music; it raises the question of the energy aspects of the musician’s interaction with the audience as well as within performing groups (ensembles, orchestras). Keywords: performer, creativity, style, interpretation, pre-hearing, Golden section point. Pp. 03-06.