mlsstl wrote: > Actually, it is quite easy to explain. The recorded music industry came > directly from the music publishing industry. It wasn't until the 1940s > that records started outselling sheet music. > > It's impossible to use the movie model you describe to monetize sheet > music. People buy sheet music so they can play the song on their own > instrument in their home. Sheet music sales to the public was a big deal > that dated back to 1880, when industry started the mass production of > upright pianos for the home market. The song "After The Ball" by Charles > Harris sold around 2 million copies in 1892 and millions more in the > years after. (Piano rolls for player pianos were also big sellers,) > > Before TV, only the rich could afford a movie projector for their home, > so the idea of mass distribution of films was an impossibility in the > old days. However, record players were quite affordable for the middle > class, as were records. The transition of the mass market from sheet > music to records was quite natural, plus radio broadcasting had already > established the public's expectation that music in their home was a > given, whether by broadcast or record.
Very well stated and AFAIK accurate as well. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95541 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
