Leonard Bernstein's "Candide"?
What makes Leonard Berstein's piece, "Candide", truly American? (Yes, this is a question for a music class I am in; we are currently studying the origins of classical music in America)
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You can use this quote, it is from either Virgil Thompson or Aaron Copland.
"It is simple to be an American composer; be an American and compose any way you like."
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Aside from the inspiration from Voltaire, what's _not_ American about it?