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Is classical music distribution a problem that streaming can easily solve? In pop music, you have people singing in different national languages in perhaps hund
by panglott 11y ago
Is classical music distribution a problem that streaming can easily solve? In pop music, you have people singing in different national languages in perhaps hundreds of commercially viable genres. Classical music certainly has genres (opera, early music, modern), but it's a coherent tradition, so switching between subgenres is more like switching between classic rock and contemporary rock than between rap and country. Moreover, classical music is in wide supply, as many mid-sized American cities have a quality classical radio channel (say, on NPR), regular amateur performances, and even professional orchestras and other companies. Besides, good-quality classical recordings are cheap and widely available in a wide variety of formats.
EDIT: My point was that perhaps the benefits of a good streaming service are lower to classical consumers (than pop music, which focuses more on unique individual performances). If the costs are higher and the benefits lower, that could be a sufficient explanation.