One possibility, which can't be discounted, is that life as we experience it may be part of some Cosmic Penal Code, we're doing time here for some transgression in the other spheres. Earth as Alcatraz. Not a pleasant thought. And look how wasteful life is. In the end, as one wag put it, all life becomes food.
Music is the universal language of the soul, it transcends time, place and person.
And for the music, we live in the best of times. A Mozart concert today is probably better than in Mozart's time, we have the benefit of hearing through pieces of technology the best performers, who in turn educate other performers how to perform. And the music is as fresh each time it is played today as when it was first performed. Every time you play your favorite CD you get a freshly baked bread for the soul. Inevitably, to live is to lose, we chase one illusion after another.