In this Book
- Breaking Time's Arrow: Experiment and Expression in the Music of Charles Ives
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Musical Meaning and Interpretation
summary
Charles Ives (1874–1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by incorporating modern and innovative techniques with nostalgic borrowings of 19th century American popular music and Protestant hymns. Matthew McDonald argues that the influence of Emerson and Thoreau on Ives's compositional style freed the composer from ordinary ideas of time and chronology, allowing him to recuperate the past as he reached for the musical unknown. McDonald links this concept of the multi-temporal in Ives's works to Transcendentalist understandings of eternity. His approach to Ives opens new avenues for inquiry into the composer's eclectic and complex style.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xvi
- Introduction: Ives and Time
- pp. 1-26
- Part I: Three Dualities
- Part II: Contexts and Methodologies
- Bibliography
- pp. 179-186
- Other Works in the Series, About the Author
- pp. 192-195
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253012760
Related ISBN(s)
9780253012739
MARC Record
OCLC
890531167
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2014-10-18
Language
English
Open Access
No