This a pretty good primer on the state of sheet music collecting. But read carefully. The key sentence is: “Most sheet music sells for $5 or less, even in good condition.” Just like records, most people bought “the hits” and the popular songs, which are still common – and inexpensive – today.
A very interesting – and rare – artifact from an era when everything was thought to be improved with technology. (Sound familiar?) The problem with a typewriter for typing music notes is, 1) A composer or songwriter probably would not be able to use the machine for actual creative writing; the mechanics would be too alienating. And, 2) even if a score was typed with this machine, it would still need to be typeset for printing. So, alas, they call this “abandonware.”
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The only place in the world where 4’33” is on a continuous loop 24 hours a day.
Hopefully we’ll see more and more regional and local communities realize the value in preserving their musical heritage. It helps, of course, that there are dedicated collectors out there who have actually preserved the heritage, and donation is a way to preserve THEIR legacy.
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Musicians of large and lesser renown are realizing they have their part to play in preserving the legacy of music and culture. This major donation to Rutgers is a generous – and necessary – act of preservation.
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Years ago, someone came up with the idea of releasing a 45 rpm record of total silence. The thinking was that you could select this record in a jukebox and get some relief from everyone else’s bad music. Well, here we are again, only this time, it’s a “meditation” disc. Either way, it’s a blessed silence.
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