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THE COMPOSERS' PLIGHT

  In 2016, the complete original manuscript of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor was sold at auction in London for US $5.68 Million – the highest price ever paid for a musical score. (you can read more on it here by following this link:  https://theviolinchannel.com/mahler-manuscript-symphony-2-record-auction-sothebys/ ) . On the other hand, ‘supposed’ musicians in ‘our part of the world’ find it problematic for their colleague musicians – composers – to sell their music sheets.

THE CHURCH MUSICIAN’S REMUNERATION

Today, almost all churches have employed musicians to provide music for their Christian worship services.   These musicians are either members of sister churches or members of the same church that employed them. The experiences and the qualifications