response 1 of 34:

May 13 02:38 UTC 2000

over how long a period are we guessing?  as the centuries roll on, the number
of the remembered will decrease, probably reaching zero within 500-700 years.

response 3 of 34:

May 13 08:08 UTC 2000

I love Yaz!  But it took me forever to figure out a girl was the lead
singer...oops...

response 5 of 34:

May 13 12:12 UTC 2000

How about we say 200 years?  I was thinking about how we remember Beethoven,
Bach, Mozart, etc., but I'm sure there were hordes of other people who were
popular at the time.

response 7 of 34:

May 13 16:53 UTC 2000

who will be remembered?

TAFKAP

response 9 of 34:

May 14 14:41 UTC 2000

        Since it has been a century of technology, the audio quality of
recordings has helped with rock and roll being well remembered.  The
Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" again being toted as the best Rock and Roll
song ever is one point.  It is 35 years old.  It has survived well, partly
because the recording is close in audio quality to what is produced today.
Whereas, a 1930 era recording of 'Lucky Lindy' listened to 35 years later
in 1965, just did not make the audio grade.
        The other part of remembering is by the way music broadcasting
first began.  The concept of "Those Oldies but Goodies" did not become 
part of broadcasting music until near 1959.  Before that, it really was
just "Your Hit Parade"...today's music.  Any song remembered in 1939 was
a 'remake', usually by someone else.

        I would have so many names to be remembered, but I'll only 
add Hank Williams here.  His songs will be rediscovered and re-done
for many years.  Some may even enjoy the poor-fideltiy originals a 
hundred and fifty years in the future.

response 11 of 34:

May 14 21:51 UTC 2000

My nephew and his friends were all into the Doors and the Stones and Zappa
in late high school and early college. Seems to be a phase they went
through. But they remember. Patrick's eight and learning Beatles songs on
his guitar, and watches Yellow Submarine on video. I suppose that as long
as there are anniversaries (25th, 50th, hundredth) some wag will write a
story about the old guys, Rhino will re-release some new version of an
oldie, and they'll remember.

response 13 of 34:

May 15 13:30 UTC 2000

How many of the "legends" of the 20th Century are already being forgotten?
The only 20th Century song that will be part of the social lexicon in 2200
willbe "The Girl from Ipanema," because it'll still be playing in elevators
everywhere. =}

response 15 of 34:

May 16 19:39 UTC 2000

i listen to it sometimes, and i still like it.....

response 17 of 34:

May 17 17:59 UTC 2000

How about the greatest classical composer of the 20th century?  Fifty 
years ago there were people saying the greatest, or at least most 
influential, composer would be Schoenberg, because his twelve-tone 
system was taking over the classical planet.  (And contributing mightily 
to the rise of high art in popular music, as both musicians and 
audiences deserted the twelve-tone academy in droves.)  Fortunately 
twelve-tone turned out to be a dead end, so he's out.

The usual candidate is Stravinsky.  But though certainly very 
influential, his music has not worn equally well, and I can't believe 
"greatest" of a composer whose place in the repertoire is so spotty.

My candidate?  Shostakovich.  His music is profound, beautiful, highly 
varied, always of high quality except for some designated hackwork (and 
even Beethoven and Mozart had designated hackwork), and has been rising 
in tremendous popularity ever since Volkov's _Testimony_ made people 
feel it was politically OK to like it.

It's a big change.  35 years ago, the statement that Shostakovich would 
be a plausible candidate for greatest composer of the century would have 
been greeted with total incredulity.  But I admired him then as much as 
now, and am pleased that he's coming into his own.

response 19 of 34:

May 17 19:44 UTC 2000

The Greatest Classical Composer of the 20th Century?
You're gonna slap me, but I'd say the one who most aptly combined the musical
trend of the 20th Century -- popular music -- with classical techniques. That
would be John Williams.

He created a few of the most recognizable classical themes of the 20th
Century, if nothing else -- the duh-DUM duh-DUM duh-DUM of Jaws and the
inspirational themes of Star Wars.

My favorite composer (and this shows how much of a simpleton I am) is probably
Prokofiev. =}

response 21 of 34:

May 17 21:42 UTC 2000

I'll agree with the Beatles, the Doors, the Stones, and Zappa-- 
probably more so the Beatles and Zappa.  resp:11 Yes, we do remember-- 
there's just something about these artists kids like.  It seems most of 
the music department here reveres Zappa as some sort of god.  But I 
should note that Zappa is a music satirist, and his book was actually 
quoted by my music aesthetics professor.  I remember his writings have 
been discussed elsewhere in this conference.  Remember, we have noted 
elsewhere that musicologists have begun to consider the Beatles, and 
some music history textbooks-- at least the music appreciation ones-- 
have included the Beatles.

Hank Williams is considered a pioneer in the country-western genre, and 
if the medium continues to survive (as it has been heavily mixed with 
pop, R&B, and rock), then he will likely be noted.

John Williams?  Yes.  I think Paul said it well.  He's been compared 
with Gustav Holst, who *does* have a place in music history and 
musicological texts, and he was even asked to write a piece for Pluto 
to complete _The Planets_.  Go ahead, give it a listen-- Williams was 
*strongly* influenced by him.

I feel like I'll likely keep tabs on this.

response 23 of 34:

May 20 12:53 UTC 2000

        more votes for Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich