I want everyones direct opinion and hopefully we can help classical music grow into what it should be again.
How has technology changed Classical music in the past 20 years for good and for bad?
For the good- Technology has helped people hear more classical music conveniently. For pianist, a piano is very expensive and large. Even the smallest baby grands can be considered, dare I say, furniture. Keyboards are goods for practicing occasionally and are travel size.
For the bad- Music piracy has been a major problem that can have the most hardworking classical not earning their proper amount. Technology has also distracted some children from playing classical music (ie. playing video games instead of practicing. Chopin didn't have the latest Madden! However, maybe it's the generation's problem, not technology.) Lastly, since classical music can be easily heard through some form of technology, not many people come to classical performances anymore. (However, classical music isn't the most popular music in today's society.)
Excellent question by the way! I should write a thesis on this some day.
How has technology changed Classical music in the past 20 years for good and for bad?
Technology has changed classiclal music for the good in the way that the music is a lot more open for people to discover it now. Stuff like Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven.... man, before the internet, the only way I might have discovered classical music is if I happened to hear someone playing it on the piano, or if a piece was used in a Bugs Bunny cartoon or something. I have discovered so much good classical music in the last 10 years or so, most of it by accident thanks to sites like youtube.
Of course the bad side is, if there are new classical artists trying to get discovered and make money, it's probably much harder now because a lot of people download music illegaly now, rather then paying for a cd.
For both good and ill, the development of engraving programs with VST instruments that can play back your score. Without a firm foundation in instrumentation and arrangement, the results are often less than ideal.
Again, for both good and ill, digital technology; synthesized instruments. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVf58CqU鈥?/a> for a fine example.
Technology has not actually changed classical music, but the internet has made a variety of music more accessible to more people.
