I asked JHBD how many playable pieces of piano music lasting 30 minutes he thought could exist, mathematically speaking. He replied "more than a million factorial". So if music evolves by random mutation and natural selection, what is the probability of finding a new appealing piece which will enter the canon of "classics" and last indefinitely in the public domain? It seems that most music which is written is doomed to extinction, and the remainder provides a pool of "life" from which further mutations may be made. 
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