Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings
by:
Charles Ives (author)
Ives's second piano sonata, Concord, Mass., 1845, stands among the masterpieces of American music. The Essays Before a Sonata was conceived by Ives as a preface of sorts to the composition. Ives's musings also explore the nature of music, discuss the source of a composer's impulses and...
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Ives's second piano sonata, Concord, Mass., 1845, stands among the masterpieces of American music. The Essays Before a Sonata was conceived by Ives as a preface of sorts to the composition. Ives's musings also explore the nature of music, discuss the source of a composer's impulses and inspiration, and offer some biting comments on celebrated masters. The writings in this collection—now featuring a comprehensive index-allow readers entry into the brilliant mind that produced some of America's most innovative musical works.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780393318302 (0393318303)
ASIN: 0393318303
Publish date: 1999-01-17
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 284
Edition language: English
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