The Life of Charles Ives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521599313)

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.

Author: Stuart Feder
ISBN-10: 0521599318
ISBN-13: 9780521599313
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/09/1999
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.47w x 0.55d