The life of Charles Ives / Stuart Feder.

Author/creator Feder, Stuart
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxiii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusical lives
Musical lives. ^A389495
Contents White city, green hills -- American arcady -- The greatest war and remembrance -- Born in America -- The Gilded Age was the golden age -- Bright college years and dreary -- Manhood at Yale and "Poverty Flat" -- "Giving up" music -- taking up business -- Ives in love -- The creative decade, 1908-1918 -- Trilogy -- World and cosmos -- Shadow and sunrise.
Abstract The life of Charles Ives 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 country 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. He had learned these songs early in his life through his father, a village bandmaster, who remained the most important influence in his life and music. Ives absorbed these influences within an innovative and modern musical style of composition. This account of Ives's life clarifies the complexities of the man and his music, while his straightforward discussion of this uniquely autobiographical music in turn illuminates the narrative.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 188) and index.
LCCN 98049662
ISBN0521590728 (hardbound)
ISBN0521599318 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.I94 F42 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold