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美国是个很有趣的国家。作为一个世界超级大国,它在许多领域中都居于领先地位,可由于建国时间的短暂,其文化形成却姗姗来迟。19世纪初,欧洲各国的音乐文化蓬勃发展,美国学生却在本国无法具备完善的音乐学院、大交响乐团、大歌剧院的条件下,纷纷去欧洲求学,因此,不论美学观点、艺术思想、作曲风格等各方面都深受欧洲文化的影响。虽然在这期间,一些仁人志士为发展美国的民族文化作过不同程度的努力,但并未成为主导力量。直至本世纪二十至四十年代,在寻求“新美国主义”文化的运动中,出现了一位被国际认为有本土风味的美国作曲家——科普兰。正是科普兰,用他那对音乐独特的理解,穿透了美国音乐前进道路上的迷雾。他的作品焕发着人性的光辉,带领着人们走出了荒原。科普兰之于美国音乐,正如摩西之于以色列人,是先知更是领袖。
The United States is a very interesting country. As a world superpower, it holds the leading position in many fields. Due to the short period of its founding, its cultural formation is slow to come. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the music culture of European countries thrived. American students went to Europe to study under the conditions that they could not have a sound music school, a big symphony orchestra and a big opera house in their own country. Therefore, no matter aesthetic point of view, artistic thought and composition Style and other aspects are deeply European culture. Although during this period some kind-minded people made various efforts to develop American national culture, they did not become the dominant force. Until the 1920s and 1940s, in the quest for a “New Americanism” culture, there was a coached American composer internationally regarded as having a home-grown flavor. Copeland, with his unique understanding of music, penetrated the mist on the road to American music. His work glows with humanity’s glory and leads people out of the wilderness. Copeland’s music in the United States, just as Moses in Israel, the prophet is the leader.