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Thread #99445   Message #1982694
Posted By: Scrump
01-Mar-07 - 09:16 AM
Thread Name: Mistaken composer credits
Subject: RE: Mistaken composer credits
That's one advantage you have, George - you can take the credit for both! :-)

IMO both presentation and content are important though.

But classical music has always been different in that respect - the composer has always been given priority over the artist, in record catalogues/shops it's always listed by composer; whereas for every other type of music (pop, jazz, folk, easy listening, etc., etc.) it always listed by artist. This has been the case for as long as I can remember, not just the past 20 years or so.

If folk music were treated the same way as classical, there'd be a lot in the "Trad Arr" section in the record shop! :-)