A blast from the past: hear how music sounded and spread in 17th century England
The sale and distribution of popular songs was completely different in the 17th century, but there are still some elements that remain in today's music industry across the continent, writes Christian Moore,
ANNOUNCEMENTBallads were all the rage, and we're not talking about Stairway to Heaven.These were songs sung directly from the mouths of storytellers: musicians who went from place to place putting the lyrics to music for the listening pleasure of the public.The songs they played were often already known. But instead of coming up with the lyrics themselves, these touring artists may have just bought a fresh sheet of lyrics from a budding songwriter.And thus the commercial music market as we know it was born.That's according to a new Br...