No, merely performing a work in public does not satisfy the requirement of fixation in a tangible medium. A recording of the performance, however, could satisfy the fixation requirement.
Copyright protects original works of human authorship that have been fixed in a tangible medium of expression. The categories of works that copyright protects are: Literary works such as books, articles, essays, blog posts, stories, poems, email messages, notes, computer programs (source code, not the algorithm), etc. Music – songs, lyrics, musical compositions and arrangements
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