Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings

Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings
by Charles Ives

Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings
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Author: Charles Ives
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-17
ISBN: 0393318303
Number of pages: 284
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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  • ISBN13: 9780393318302
  • Condition: New
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Summary of Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings

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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