How Did Charles Edward Ives Contribute To Modernism
COMPOSER REPORT
COMPOSER: Charles Edward Ives
BORN: October 20, 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut
DIED: May 19, 1954 in New York City, New York STYLE PERIOD: Modernism LIFE: Ives was the son of Mary Parmelee and George Ives, a U.S. Army bandmaster during the Civil War. He used to watch his father 's band play at the Danbury town square. His father gave him his first lessons in music and encouraged him to experiment with different sounds. At the age of fourteen, Ives became a church organist and wrote hymns and songs for church services. As much as he loved music, he realized it was not a practical way to make money, so he began going to school at Yale in September of 1894. His father died in November of 1894. While at Yale, he
studied music under Horatio Parker, a composer and teacher. He also played football. He wrote some works during this time, but after he graduated he went into the insurance business, where he became a millionaire. This allowed him to compose music for pleasure, instead of relying on the money it would bring. He and a friend opened their own insurance company called Ives & Myrick, which is where he retired. Ives suffered several "heart attacks" starting in 1907. These were never confirmed though, and may have been more psychological than physiological. He married Harmony Twitchell in 1908. Very few of his works had public performances. Ives was much more recognized in death, than he was in life. After he died of a stroke in 1954, his wife undiscovered dozens of works and arranged for them to be published and performed. CONTRIBUTIONS/INFLUENCE: He is dubbed one of America 's greatest artists, combining American, church music and European art music. He published a large variety of songs. He composed string quartets, chamber music, and instrumental music, along with symphonies and sonatas.
SELECTED WORK: Ives ' First Orchestral Set "Putnam 's Camp" Running Time: 6:14 ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATIONS: Complete analysis in Zorn book, pp. 299-301.
COMMENTS: Ives’ first orchestral set, “Putnam 's Camp" has a pleasing sound to listen to. It 's located on pp. 299-301. TEST RECOMMENDATION: Listen to this piece because it will help you to identify one of the listening examples on the final. Ives was a modernist composer and majored in Business at Yale. He was a millionaire from the Insurance industry, and did not hear his music until it was discovered in 1939. After that, his music was known in academic circles. WEB LINKS: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/charles-ives-315.php http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-ives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ives
COMPOSER: Charles Edward Ives
BORN: October 20, 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut
DIED: May 19, 1954 in New York City, New York STYLE PERIOD: Modernism LIFE: Ives was the son of Mary Parmelee and George Ives, a U.S. Army bandmaster during the Civil War. He used to watch his father 's band play at the Danbury town square. His father gave him his first lessons in music and encouraged him to experiment with different sounds. At the age of fourteen, Ives became a church organist and wrote hymns and songs for church services. As much as he loved music, he realized it was not a practical way to make money, so he began going to school at Yale in September of 1894. His father died in November of 1894. While at Yale, he
studied music under Horatio Parker, a composer and teacher. He also played football. He wrote some works during this time, but after he graduated he went into the insurance business, where he became a millionaire. This allowed him to compose music for pleasure, instead of relying on the money it would bring. He and a friend opened their own insurance company called Ives & Myrick, which is where he retired. Ives suffered several "heart attacks" starting in 1907. These were never confirmed though, and may have been more psychological than physiological. He married Harmony Twitchell in 1908. Very few of his works had public performances. Ives was much more recognized in death, than he was in life. After he died of a stroke in 1954, his wife undiscovered dozens of works and arranged for them to be published and performed. CONTRIBUTIONS/INFLUENCE: He is dubbed one of America 's greatest artists, combining American, church music and European art music. He published a large variety of songs. He composed string quartets, chamber music, and instrumental music, along with symphonies and sonatas.
SELECTED WORK: Ives ' First Orchestral Set "Putnam 's Camp" Running Time: 6:14 ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATIONS: Complete analysis in Zorn book, pp. 299-301.
COMMENTS: Ives’ first orchestral set, “Putnam 's Camp" has a pleasing sound to listen to. It 's located on pp. 299-301. TEST RECOMMENDATION: Listen to this piece because it will help you to identify one of the listening examples on the final. Ives was a modernist composer and majored in Business at Yale. He was a millionaire from the Insurance industry, and did not hear his music until it was discovered in 1939. After that, his music was known in academic circles. WEB LINKS: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/charles-ives-315.php http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-ives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ives