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Charles Ives

Notable works by Charles Ives.

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A Symphony: New England Holidays

A Symphony: New England Holidays, also known as A New England Holiday Symphony or simply a Holiday Symphony, is a composition for orchestra written by Charles Ives. It took Ives from 1897 to 1913 to

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Calcium Light Night

Calcium Light Night is a piece of music by American composer Charles Ives. It is one of his Cartoons or Take-Offs and is scored for piccolo, clarinet, cornet, trombone, bass drum, and two pianos

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Central Park in the Dark

Central Park in the Dark is a musical composition by Charles Ives for chamber orchestra. It was composed in 1906 and has been paired with The Unanswered Question as part of "Two Contemplations" and

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Emerson Concerto

The "Emerson" Piano Concerto (also titled the "Emerson" Overture for Piano and Orchestra) was the unfinished draft of Charles Ives's Emerson movement of the Second Piano Sonata ("Concord, Mass.

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Hallowe'en (Ives)

Hallowe'en, also initially entitled Allegro vivace: Hallowe'en, is a short composition for piano quintet by American composer Charles Ives. It was probably composed in 1907 and was part of Three

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Hymn (Ives)

"Hymn: Largo cantabile", S. 84/1, sometimes also referred to as "Largo cantabile: Hymn" and often shortened as "Hymn", is a composition by American composer Charles Ives written in 1904. Grouped in

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Ives, Songs

Ives, Songs is a ballet made by New York City Ballet ballet master Jerome Robbins to songs of Charles Ives: * "The Children's Hour" * "Memories, Part A: Very Pleasant" * "Waltz" * "The Cage" * "The

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Ivesiana

Ivesiana is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to compositions by Charles Ives. The ballet premiered on September 14, 1954, four months after Ives's death, at the City Center of Music and

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Orchestral Set No. 2

Orchestral Set No. 2 is the title of a three-movement work by the American composer Charles Ives. A typical performance lasts around seventeen minutes. Composed between 1915 and 1919, it represents

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Overture in G minor (Ives)

The Overture in G minor is an unfinished piece sketched out by Charles Ives perhaps between 1896 and 1897. It was probably a composition exercise under the tutelage of composer Horatio Parker. The

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Piano Sonata No. 2 (Ives)

The Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840–60 (commonly known as the Concord Sonata) is a piano sonata by Charles Ives. It is one of the composer's best-known and most highly regarded pieces. A

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Piano Trio (Ives)

The Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano is a work by the American composer Charles Ives. According to his wife, the three movements of the piano trio are a reflection of Ives’ college days at Yale. He

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Psalm 90 (Ives)

Psalm 90 is a musical work by the American composer Charles Ives for choir, organ and bells. It was prepared and written over a period of three decades and completed in 1924. It is one of twelve

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String Quartet No. 1 (Ives)

String Quartet No. 1 is a musical composition by Charles Ives. Music historian and theorist Robert P. Morgan wrote that the quartet "was Ives's first mature composition of extended length, and its

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String Quartet No. 2 (Ives)

The String Quartet No. 2 by Charles Ives is a work for string quartet written between 1907 and 1913. It was premiered at McMillin Theatre, Columbia University in New York City on 11 May 1946, by a

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Symphony No. 1 (Ives)

Charles Ives's Symphony No. 1 in D minor, written between 1898 and 1902, is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and

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Symphony No. 2 (Ives)

The Second Symphony was written by Charles Ives between 1897 and 1902. The symphony consists of five movements and lasts approximately 40

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Symphony No. 3 (Ives)

The Symphony No. 3, S. 3 (K. 1A3), (subtitled The Camp Meeting) by Charles Ives was written between 1908 and 1910. In 1947, the symphony was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Ives is reported to

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Symphony No. 4 (Ives)

Charles Ives's Symphony No. 4, S. 4 (K. 1A4) was written between 1910 and the mid-1920s (the second movement "Comedy" was the last to be composed, most likely in 1924). The symphony is notable for

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The Gong on the Hook and Ladder

The Gong on the Hook and Ladder or Firemen's Parade on Main Street, normally shortened as The Gong on the Hook and Ladder and also initially entitled Allegro moderato, is a short composition by

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The Unanswered Question

The Unanswered Question is a musical work by American composer Charles Ives. Originally paired with Central Park in the Dark as Two Contemplations in 1908, The Unanswered Question was revised by Ives

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Three Places in New England

The Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1) is a composition for orchestra in three movements by American composer Charles Ives. It was written mainly between 1911 and 1914, but with

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Tone Roads No. 1

Tone Roads No. 1 is a short composition for chamber ensemble by American composer Charles Ives. It was finished in

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Universe Symphony (Ives)

The Universe Symphony is an unfinished work by American classical music composer Charles Ives. The date of composition is unknown, but he probably worked on it periodically between 1911 and 1928.

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Variations on "America"

Variations on "America" is a composition for organ by the American composer Charles Ives first performed in 1892 for an Independence Day

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