Copland used aspects of jazz in some of his compositions to capture the American spirit.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Copland sought to capture the American spirit in his music and, to this end, he frequently used jazz elements in his works. In Music for the Theater, he included jazz rhythms and melodies with blue notes as sounds that were, at that time, exclusively American.

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