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Before it was easy to go to concerts, get recordings, etc. it was very hard to actually hear lots of Classical Music. Piano transcriptions were a way for people to bring music to their home that they liked, and play it for themselves. Plus, composers (and the arrangers) would make more money selling these transcriptions than simply making money from concerts.

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