Essays Before a Sonata, the Majority, and Other Writings

ISBN-13: 9780393318302 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 286 str.

Charles Ives; Howard Boatwright; Howard Boatwright

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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."