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(Cont)
My own feelings regarading the Music is that in his original theme Eru basically put forward the vision of a supremely beautiful world. Melkor then introduces 'negative' forces to control, dominate & destroy. 'Specific' events are quite rare.
When it comes to 'actualising' the Music in Arda Valar & Elves are attempting to bring about the primal vision, but including later changes. It is a working toward that vision. Certain events - not all - will 'have' to happen, but most will be the result of choices made in order to bring the vision into being.
But they can only choose which of these two visions to actualise, & their 'freedom' consists in choosing which of the two alternative themes to work to bring about, but they have a great deal of choice in how they do it. Men are not bound to choose either theme, & may offer to Eru new possibilities which he may accept or reject.
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