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is there any money in amateur composing?  i don't plan (or desire) to quit my dayjob, nor does it fail to provide financially.  but, i do some composing on the side, and i'm curious if it's worth trying to make a dime at the same time.   i'm well aware of more accomplished composers who'll get commisioned to do work.  but do any amateur composers ever get paid?  do sheet music publishing houses have any interest in paying a few bucks for a composition?  does the pop industry buy tunes and turn around to have someone else perform/record/produce them?

i've composed a pop-song or two, but most of what i've done is [neo?]romantic stuff (in the vein of chopin, brahms, rachmaninoff, glass).   is one type of music more marketable than the other?  i'm guessing pop songs are easier to pawn off--and also i care a great deal less about what is done with them.

any suggestions for further reading?  good books on the subject?

by on 01/05/2005, 21:16

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