Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland looked up to composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and Bela Bartok for their modern approaches to composition. He was also influenced by the American jazz and folk music of his time, which helped shape his unique style.

Simple: Aaron Copland, and in the case of his death, his estate.
Published music is automatically copyrighted by the composer, and does not become eligible for public domain until at least 70 years after death. Since Copland died in 1990, his music is copyrighted in the US until the year 2060.

Where did aaron copland spent most of his life.

yes he did when he was tewelve

4 score and 7 years ago

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Aaron Copland went by The Dean of American composers.

Aaron Copland's music is featured in films such as Of Mice and Men,The Heiress,The North Star and The Red Pony. He was most famous for his ballet and symphonic works.

Yes, Aaron Copland composed the orchestral work "Lincoln Portrait" in 1942. It features a narrator reciting excerpts of Abraham Lincoln's speeches and writings, set to music that captures the spirit of the American president.

Copland, in his autobiography, wrote of the request: "Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, had written to me at the end of August about an idea he wanted to put into action for the 1942-43 concert season. During World War I he had asked British composers for a fanfare to begin each orchestral concert. It had been so successful that he thought to repeat the procedure in World War II with American composers". A total of eighteen fanfares[1] were written at Goossens' behest, but Copland's is the only one which remains in the standard repertoire.

Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/fanfare-for-the-common-man

Aaron Copland was the composer of the 20th century, known for using folk based fiddle tunes.