Steve Schwartz replies to me:
>>IMHO nobody who participated in a "rock" version of Bernstein's America
>>which took the 6/8 original and cast it into 4/4 has any claim to respect
>>from classical musicians.
>
>Actually, I dimly recall from the piano-vocal score the song's meter is
>duple, with "jazz triplets." ...
Deryk points out, far better suited to 6/8.
>I'm probably wrong.
Well at leat you've seen the score, Steve, which is more than I have.
Perhaps I should rephrase: they took the 6/8 feel and rendered it into a
leaden 4/4 feel.
Deryk Barker
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