The Future of Classical Music

A very interesting article on the Classical music business.

The record label Naxos has gone from budget outsider to industry leader in its 20-plus years of existence. But what does the future hold for any record label at a time when CD sales are plummeting and dowloads are stagnant? Naxos’s founder and CEO, Klaus Heymann, is one of the most candid and straightforward executives in the business, and he’s tailored his long-term goals to the realities of today’s market; his goal, he says, is to be “the last man standing.” He spoke to me while in the States for marketing meetings about the Naxos’s future.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/07/the_future_of_the_recording_in.html

Be sure to follow this link afterwards.

More music is being recorded and released than at any other point in history. Yet music copyright is completely insecure, and piracy rampant in the current climate. So what does that say about pro-copyright and anti-piracy initiatives?



A sticky debate indeed. One of the major reasons for copyright law is to ensure the continued creation of intellectual property. Yet more musicians are in the game than ever before, and music fans couldn't be happier with the abundance.

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/072710stand

Cheers, I think.

David Story

Free Mozart Scores for Study and Performance

Mozart Scores On-line
Free and available to students and teachers

http://dme.mozarteum.at/DME/main/index.php?l=2

Available now:

“The first step in the digitalization of the New Mozart Edition has taken place and includes the digitalization of 126 volumes and some 26,000 pages of music, as well as, the critical reports which add an additional 8,500 pages to the total. Access to any specific work has been made easy via the database.”

Scores: http://dme.mozarteum.at/nma.

Upcoming in 2010:

"The web premier of the first interactive, online works is planned for summer 2010. Intensive preparation for this release is underway in Salzburg with special attention given to the following areas
Libretti (complete text editions, catalogues)
Opera archive (expansion of the source collection)
Digitalization (online publication of all original sources found in the ISM collection)"

Have fun
David

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Resources for Teachers and Music Students

Classical music for study

The following site has thousands of scores for all instruments and combinations; 1000 years of European “Classical” history. Perfect for the curious and intrigued.

From the home page:

Welcome to the Petrucci Music Library! Our goal is to create a virtual library containing all public domain scores and/or sheet music, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge.
　
http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
　
Cheers,
David