[78-L] OT Musical genres^

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
> Wow! That covers a lot of ground. BUT...
> Back in the early 60s when I was learning to read music I came across a
> published book of silent movie themes arranged by emotion and genre.
> Almost all of the pieces were of classical origin
>
Classical music was often used to accompany films for one simple reason!
Virtually all of it carried no "performance rights royalties," since it 
pre-dated
ASCAP, BMI, usw...!

Steven C. Barr