Leonard Bernstein gave his answer on the question in a series of lectures titled...

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Leonard Bernstein gave his answer on the question in a series of lectures titled "The Unanswered Question." Draws analogies to concepts in linguistics and CFGs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fHi36dvTdE