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"item_title" : "The Life of Charles Ives",
"item_author" : [" Stuart Feder "],
"item_description" : "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.",
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Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780521590723
- ISBN-10: 0521590728
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: September 1999
- Dimensions: 8.78 x 5.68 x 0.89 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 214
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