Aaron Copland (born Aaron Cohen) (November 14, 1900, Brooklyn, New York - December 2, 1990 in New York) was an American composer.

In 1929, he was educated at the newly established American Conservatory in Paris; Here he received strong impression of Fauré, Prokofiev and Stravinsky especially if irregular rhythms traced in his first major work - the ballet music Grohg from 1922-25).

He wrote incidental music, three symphonies, piano variations and a number of ballet scores, which together with his film music made him America's most performed composer. In 1950 he composed for the first time a piano quartet.

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