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From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" <[log in to unmask]>
> Classical Music Imperiled: Can You Hear the Shrug? 
> By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
> 
It is also worth noting that the reason classical music was often heard in
film scores (or in music recommended to accompany silent films...) was
simply the fact that most of it was written before the era of performing-
rights groups and publisher royalties...

Steven C. Barr