Pre-ordered on iPhone.
But no sign of it in the Mac App Store – really hope this is coming to macOS…
But no sign of it in the Mac App Store – really hope this is coming to macOS…
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Apple Music Classical Now Available for Pre-Order on the App Store, Launches Later This Month
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The sheet music is public domain. The recordings often are not because (shocker) people had to perform and record and publish it and need to get paid to, you know, live.
If you see classical music as a generic commodity where any recording is interchangable with any other, I guess it doesn't matter to you and you'll do fine on archive.org.
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Well, 1. because they developed an app for you and aren't going to give you free access 2. you're using their infrastructure. But more importantly, 3. while I'm not a copyright lawyer there's a difference between the copyright on a certain piece of music and the actual performance of that piece -- which might not have expired yet.
apple music wants to compete with the Mac line up for complexity! 🤷♂️
I don't know as much about classical as I'd like, and I'm hoping this will have some tools that help me follow a thread if I find something I want to hear more of.
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I want Apple to update the Apple Music Classic App icon. Retro style, something like this maybe? The new icon is too modern for this App. Not so classical! 🎵🎼
Consider recordings of the same composition by the same orchestra with different conductors, or of the same opera with the same stars and different orchestras, or the same conductor with the same orchestra and different soloists.
For a simpler example of how search and repertoire should be suited to each other, compare looking for all the cover versions of pop songs in multiple languages using secondhandsings with trying to do it using Apple Music.
iPhone only, huh? I use my DragonFly Cobalt DAC thru the USB-C port on my iPad mini 6 and it already sounds great, I was really looking forward to using the stand-alone Classical app there but oh well... also no MacOS version. Dang.
great. Now move "Maps", "Weather" et al to the "AppStore" as well so they can update them without waiting for a whole iOS built ...
Yes, but it seems they could've just improved Apple Music.
Qobuz handles classical music very well, yet it also has other genres.
This will pair with my Apple hearing aids well..... via browntooth
The copyright on the composition is different than the copyright on the performance.
Think of the same thing in books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is in the public domain because it was first published in 1847. The text is out of copyright and can be downloaded, for free, from a variety of sources. If I walk into a bookstore, however, the Penguin Classics version of Jane Eyre is not free. It is a new product, compiled and published by Penguin and covered by copyright as of its publication date. You can choose to buy their version, or you can choose to download a free version.
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Imagine if Apple starts introducing pro apps; Apple Maps Pro, and Apple Weather Pro 😮💨
I’m curious as to why this needs to be a standalone product, or, a product at all. This will go the way of the Cards app And ping
Works great to have a combined interface in Roon for all genres. Of course it's possible.
Can't wait. This is the first new first-party app or hardware I've been excited about since Apple Watch.
Apple have the ability to really do this well. I hope it includes good introductions and overviews on each composer.
In the UK, BBC Radio 3 is amazing for classical music - they also do a 'composer of the week' where they'll give you the history and circumstances of a particular composers life, their motivations etc. and really direct their music.
So good to see Apple doing something the 'high art' space. Especially as 'Apple Music 1' feels like it's not catering to the likes of me.
Apple have the ability to really do this well. I hope it includes good introductions and overviews on each composer.
In the UK, BBC Radio 3 is amazing for classical music - they also do a 'composer of the week' where they'll give you the history and circumstances of a particular composers life, their motivations etc. and really direct their music.
So good to see Apple doing something the 'high art' space. Especially as 'Apple Music 1' feels like it's not catering to the likes of me.
If it's going to be iOS-only, it's doomed.
At no additional cost for Apple Music subscribers! That's huge!
And please, let's not have that discussion again on why a separate app for a music genre. If you don't understand why classical music needs a separate app, you most likely know nothing about classical music and this is just not for you.
And please, let's not have that discussion again on why a separate app for a music genre. If you don't understand why classical music needs a separate app, you most likely know nothing about classical music and this is just not for you.
If you don't care or know anything about classical just don't use the app. Funny how worked up people get over this... For me this is very exciting.
