While modern composers may often get inspiration from past greats lik… | Verbal SAT Question

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While modern composers may often get inspiration from past greats like Ludwig van Beethoven, the extent of their influences is broad. The music of Sérgio Assad, for example, can be said to elements of both the classical European tradition and the social, political, and cultural landscape of his native Brazil.