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Ageless Music?

Music of the great composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Handel have survived centuries. The greatness of their compositions cannot be denied by anyone. Some have been attributed to having healing powers as well.

I was just wondering what you Agoners think about great music of today or just yesterday from likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Lennon/McCartney, Pink Floyd and many other greats will survive a couple of centuries or beyond?

What really makes certain music to be termed as ageless?
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tubegroover
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What really makes certain music to be termed as ageless?

Universal appeal. Western Composers from the last century that I feel will sustain the test of time include Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter. Their music has an undefinable universal appeal. I think much of the Beatles music does as well. I'm not as sure about some of the others you mentioned as much as I like them all. Bob Dylan is more of a poet trubadour than a great song writer, a good story teller definitely. Joni Mitchell the same. Pink Floyd, I doubt it. I think these people defined an era but much of their music is too dated. I'm sure many will feel I'm wrong but I'm sticking to it.

pragmatist
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I don't know the answer to your final question. My guess is the composers who will be remembered hundreds of years from now include Vincent Persacheti(spelling),Eliot Carter, Igor Stravinsky,and Duke Ellington.
ben_campbell
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Dylan not a great songwriter...........I'm going to lie down............
I think it's impossible to tell actually.
It depends whether there are Rock historians,the level they look into it and it's influence on the music of the day.
You can be sure if Rock history is important then Floyd will be remembered,something like DSOM is a s relevant today as it's always been.
They are selling masses of records thirty years on...not sure the Tin Pan Alley guys mentioned above have managed that....
Dylan has already been studied like no other rock musician and this phenomenon will possibly keep him in the historians eye.
I think it depends how music develops but Porter et al may not actually represent much more than an era.
The Beatles were linked more strongly to cultural happenings than any other band and their unique ability to match critical acclaim with massive popularity has secured their place in history as arguably the icons of the 20th century.
Many of the Classical greats were ignored in their lifetime and indeed many of the popular greats from centuries gone by are forgotten by history............
Unlike SACD/DVDA this is one argument we won't live to see the outcome
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