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Breaking time's arrow : experiment and expression in the music of Charles Ives / Matthew McDonald.
| Author/creator | McDonald, Matthew author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2014] |
| Copyright Date | ©2014 |
| Description | xiii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Musical meaning and interpretation Musical meaning and interpretation. ^A589150 |
| Contents | God/man: I come to thee and Psalm 14 -- Community/individual: Sonata no. 1 for piano and String Quartet no. 2 -- Intuition/expression: "Nov. 2, 1920" and "Grantchester" -- Elements of narrative: The unanswered question -- Ives and the now: "The things our fathers loved" -- Cumulative composition: Ives's Emerson music. |
| Abstract | Charles Ives (1874-1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by incorporating modern and innovative techniques with nostalgic borrowings of 19th century American popular music and Protestant hymns. The author argues that the influence of Emerson and Thoreau on Ives's compositional style freed the composer from ordinary ideas of time and chronology, allowing him to recuperate the past as he reached for the musical unknown. The author links this concept of the multi-temporal in Ives's works to Transcendentalist understandings of eternity. His approach to Ives opens new avenues for inquiry into the composer's eclectic and complex style. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014012350 |
| ISBN | 9780253012739 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0253012732 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.I94 M45 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |