Why preserve the Mona Lisa? The Sphinx?Our musical heritage is equally important. The life and the souls of the musicians were imparted in those compositions. We are who we are due in part to who they were and also due in part to the music they composed.
Some of those songs contain historical accounts that cannot be found anywhere else. They also tell a story about the lives of those who wrote them.
I could go on, but I am tired tonight.
khandu