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The Menace of Mechanical Music: Was John Philip Sousa right? | Aaron Hertzmann’s blog
https://aaronhertzmann.com/2025/09/30/menace-of-mechanical-music.html
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In 1877, Edison introduced the phonograph cylinders, the first musical recording media. For the first time in history, you could listen to music without being in the same room as a performing musician. And, soon, some people hated it.