Veteran American composers making important contributions to serious music include Roy Harris, Howard Hanson, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, Walter Piston, Roger Sessions, and Wallingford Riegger.

• 对现代的音乐有杰出贡献的老资格美国作曲家中包括哈里斯、汉森、科普兰、汤姆森，皮斯顿、塞欣斯和里格等多人。