Ives' life (1874-1955) spanned two centuries; he grew up in the nineteenth and composed chiefly in the twentieth. His nostalgia for a simpler life in the New England town of his youth is revealed in his frequent musical quotation of songs of that earlier time: parlor and patriotic songs, hymns and gospel music that he learned from his father, a village bandmaster, and the most important influence on his life and music. This book clarifies the complexity of the man and his music--music that is uniquely autobiographical and that itself illuminates the narrative.
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"The latest in the Musical Lives series from Cambridge University Press, The Life of Charles Ives by Stuart Feder weaves concise biography with musical discussions and photographs. A handy overview and reference." -- Chamber Music, Apr. 2000
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Ives's life spanned two centuries, as he grew up in the nineteenth and composed chiefly in the twentieth. His nostalgia for a simpler life in the New England town of his youth is revealed in his frequent musical quotation of songs of that earlier time: parlor and patriot songs, hymns and gospel music which he learned from his father, the most important influence on his life and music. This book clarifies the complexity of the man and his music - music which is uniquely autobiographical and which itself illuminates the narrative.
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One bright afternoon in late August of 1893, Charles Ives of Danbury, Connecticut entered the fabled White City. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
creative decade, sweet bye, theatre orchestra Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Ives, Charles Ives, Civil War, New York, New England, Fourth Symphony, Main Street, Universe Symphony, New Haven, Concord Sonata, Aunt Amelia, Joe Twichell, Poverty Flat, Third Symphony, Three Places, Uncle Lyman, Putnam's Camp, World War, Camp Meeting, Gilded Age, Holidays Symphony, Horatio Parker, Keene Valley, Miss Porter, Center Church New!
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One bright afternoon in late August of 1893, Charles Ives of Danbury, Connecticut entered the fabled White City. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
creative decade, sweet bye, theatre orchestra Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Ives, Charles Ives, Civil War, New York, New England, Fourth Symphony, Main Street, Universe Symphony, New Haven, Concord Sonata, Aunt Amelia, Joe Twichell, Poverty Flat, Third Symphony, Three Places, Uncle Lyman, Putnam's Camp, World War, Camp Meeting, Gilded Age, Holidays Symphony, Horatio Parker, Keene Valley, Miss Porter, Center Church New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings by Charles Ives on 11 pages
- Charles Ives and His Music, by Henry, Cowell on 5 pages
- Ralph Waldo Emerson by Amos B. Alcott on page 13, page 75, and page 144
- The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories (Signet classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne on page 125, page 136, and page 145
- Alma Mater: The Gothic Age of the American College (The Leisure Class in America) by Henry Seidel Canby in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Mahler and His World (Bard Music Festival) by Karen Painter on page 49
- Charles Ives: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) by Gayle Sherwood Magee on page 13
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