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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