On 2 September 2010 08:01, david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > But they weren't created for the masses. They commissioned and paid for by > the wealthy rulers, for themselves. They were done because someone paid the > artist to do them. Therefore, they are commercial art. Oh no, they were for the masses. Most of Bach's product is church music and those days you can't get more for masses than that. Similarly there used to be plenty of concert halls where the musicians played fast and loud, mostly to the people leering and cheering. Most composers were not retainers by the nobility but would make money by selling the note sheets (and that's one of the many reason why Copyright came to be). -- Hakan (m1fcj) - http://www.hititgunesi.org _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
