Simply put, Aaron Copland is one of the most important composers of the twentieth century. He codified a concert music sound that was distinctly “American”, and single-handedly created a generous path for composers in his native land, bringing to “the new world” what was mostly, up until that point, an imported and exclusively European art form. Copland was more than a creator of wistful American nostalgia; he was a deeply sophisticated musician, aware of aesthetic trends of his time. Copland’s chamber music is an eclectic collection that spans his career from the pieces of his youth to neo-classical works, modernist creations and an arrangement of his popular ballet Rodeo.