James Tobin wrote:

>RoDEo.  I've never heard Copland's work pronounced any other way, and
>he lived in Mexico for extended periods.

I would agree that, as far as I can remember, all of the radio announcers
I have heard have pronounced it this way.  On the other hand, strangely
enough, I pronounce the word "ROdeo," the English version, in all
non-Copland contexts.  But I learned my English in the Midwest, so it's
probably all wrong.

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