Why was the CD invented?

Question

First off, I'm a Music Major, and we were discussing Beethoven's 9th Symphony. I noticed that it required a CD all to itself.

It got me thinking. If I remember correctly, the original reason for the invention of the CD was to hold a rather long piece of classical or romantic era music, as I seem to remember seeing it on "Who wants to be a millionare?" or some show of the likes.

Is my memory correct? And if so, what song was it created for?

Or do I just have bad memory at the age of 19?

Answer 1

by the Military to store computer data

Answer 2

I never heard it associated with a specific piece of music. It was intended to be a successor to cassette tapes, featuring no moving parts, resistance to damage, greater capacity, and smaller size. It was a sensible next step in holding music data.

Answer 3

They were invented and became popular because of all the data they can hold - wheather it be music or information. This coincided with lasers becoming more refined, accurate, and affordable in which to read the CD.

Answer 4

Compact Discs were specifically just another step of storing many data. Now, you can store any kind of files in USB. These contain like 4 Gigabytes which is another great capacity.

Answer 5

As to why I don't know, however, the size is reputed to have been to hold the entire Ninth. So your memory is correct.

Answer 6

its called technology. u see how they keep trying to make things more small and compact?

Answer 7

so people could listen to music