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Who remembers "Easy Listening" albums from the 50s-60s-70s?
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Wasn't the term "semi-classical" used in the 60s and 70s for easy listening? That would be instrumental rather than for voice. It went along with the advent of bigger speakers with a broader sound range. People seemed to be wanting to build a den atmosphere to mellow out in.
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I don't remember that term...the derogatory "elevator music" waws pretty common, though.
A lot of these orchestras (made up mostly of studio musicians, I believe) did record some lighter classical works. Strauss waltzes, tone poems, melodic pieces from operas and ballets, and overtures, for example.
They probably introduced a lot of people to more serious classical works. I know my first exposure to classical music was this way, and I became a lifelong fan.