Ives Studies [Paperback]

A collection of essays on the life and music of American composer Charles Ives.The essays in Ives Studies are concerned with Charles Ives (1874SH1954), an American composer of symphonic, choral, and chamber music who was an early pioneer of twentieth-century musical modernism. Ten leading scholars address issues that have been at the forefront of a recent surge in Ives scholarship, including the hotly debated chronology of his work, the nature of his compositional philosophy and style, and his place in music history.The essays in Ives Studies are concerned with Charles Ives (1874SH1954), an American composer of symphonic, choral, and chamber music who was an early pioneer of twentieth-century musical modernism. Ten leading scholars address issues that have been at the forefront of a recent surge in Ives scholarship, including the hotly debated chronology of his work, the nature of his compositional philosophy and style, and his place in music history.The essays in Ives Studies are concerned with Charles Ives (1874SH1954), an American composer of symphonic, choral, and chamber music who was an early pioneer of twentieth-century musical modernism. Ten leading scholars address issues that have been at the forefront of a recent surge in Ives scholarship, including the hotly debated chronology of his work, the nature of his compositional philosophy and style, and his place in music history.Preface; Bibliographical notes; Part I. Tradition, Revision and Chronology: 1. 'The Things our Fathers Loved': Charles Ives and the European tradition Robert P. Morgan; 2. Remembrance of dissonances past: the two published editions of Ives's Concord Sonata Geoffrey Block; 3. Editing Ives's 129 Songs H. Wiley Hitchcock; 4. Redating Ives's choral sources Gayle Sherwood; Part II. Historical and Biographical Contexts: 5. The idea of potentiality in the music of Charles Ives Wolfgang Rathert; 6. Charles Ives and the politics of direct democracy Judith Tick; 7. Charles Ives and Henry David Tl£)