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Posted by genungo (A) on March 18, 2016 at 08:25:57

In Reply to: RE: How the HELL did the Beatles save the World from Atonal Music and rescue Classical music? posted by oldmkvi on March 17, 2016 at 18:32:55

Well, "saved the world from atonal music" might be something of an over-statement.

But something curious did happen. One thing that the Beatles did introduce to the pop scene (at least during their early years) was a musical style that somehow hearkened back to 17th - 19th century English lyric poetry and songwriting. Although this time around, the lyric style was imbued with a BEAT. So to speak.

More so than most pop bands of the era, the music of the Beatles contained elements of a well-established poetic and musical heritage - and one might say that this sonic "signature" and aesthetic sensibility had something to do with the old "tonality" or personality of the classical phase of European culture.

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