Ives Studies
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780521028370
Subjects: 20th century music; Composers & musicians; Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Classical; Individual Composer & Musician; Ives, Charles, --1874-1954--Criticism and int; Ives, Charles,--1874-1954--Criticism and interpretation; Music / General; Music-Genres & Styles - Classical; History & Criticism - By Composer; General
First sentence: That Ives's historical position remains a matter of controversy is not surprising, for he forms a unique figure in twentieth-century music: a major composer who remained an amateur throughout his mature creative life, writing music primarily for his own amusement and gratification, cultivating a style that seemed - at least for most listeners - utterly dissociated from the musical mainstream of his day.