Aaron Copland was a famous American composer who helped define American music by incorporating folk ideas into Western musical notation. The document discusses various elements of music including timbre, rhythm, tempo, melody, and harmony. It encourages readers to actively listen to music by considering elements like the color and range of sounds, the number of musical parts, measured and unmeasured rhythms, the speed or tempo, and the main tune or melody.
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