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Essays Before a Sonata
Charles Ives
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Some philosophical studies in relation to the ideas of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne. Although the sonata is not explicitly referenced in this text, the ideas of these philosophers were attempted to be integrated into Ives' famous 'Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass.
Some philosophical studies in relation to the ideas of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne. Although the sonata is not explicitly referenced in this text, the ideas of these philosophers were attempted to be integrated into Ives' famous 'Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass.
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Community Reviews
a weird, uneven composer who I feel a strong attachment to.
the essays for the Concord sonata are basically a composers take on late 19th century literary/philosophical movements in American thought - but within them some pretty amazing thoughts for how to make a modern sound - the quarter tone essay
A collection of Ives' most polished and complete writings -- except for technical work for insurance agents. The "Essays" help put the Sonata in context -- I'm not sure if Ives has any unique insight into the NE transcendentalists, but his love for them is contagious. And it's interesting to see how
I was less interested in the main essays here (too much pontificating, not enough on his compositional method), and more interested in his essay "Some quarter-tone impressions". I always found it fascinating that Ives created quarter-tone music decades before anyone else. I like his comments on "a c
Ives is more loveable than many dour and puritanical New Englanders
But the guy just exudes “Connecticut Yankee descended from a long line of Connecticut Yankees.”
I was exposed to this book in a singular and strange class on the cosmic struggle of American intellectualism and its antipode. It was taught by a composer and included lessons and ruminations on religion, history, and all forms of art.
I found Ives' requisite readings for the class mind-blowing in
"El compositor escribió estos ensayos para los que no pueden soportar su música, y la música para los que no pueden soportar sus ensayos; a los que no pueden soportar ambos, se les dedica respetuosamente la totalidad de la obra.
(...) ¿Por qué la música no puede salir igual que entra en un hombre, si
Oh, Ives. I liked it so much, I wrote my thesis on it. As far as general interest...hmmm. He is not insane. His writing is lively, cranky, and hilarious; autodidactism at its best. And the essay on Thoreau is truly lovely and heartfelt. If you like Ives's music, give it a spin. He's a right funny ol