What is NOT Light Orchestra Music?
Quality Light Orchestra Music is sometimes confused, with “background music, or “easy listening” music, it surely is not. The Quality Light Orchestra Music produced by Mantovani, Percy Faith, James Last and others, was neither Background or Easy Listening. Selections from those named sources and others, touched the listener, often so much so, that they could not ignore the beauty, the musical message that often wrestled their attention to the music over all other objects or subjects. This music included sophisticated arrangements utilizing virtuoso musicians and sold millions and millions of records around the world. Many of the fans of the various orchestras maintain very highly prized and considerably large recording collections. Background music and easy listening music such as that provided by firms like Muzac 1)are not intrusive, 2) may be in the environment, and not touch the listener beyond the possible recognition that a sound is present. This is not the case with the music fro
