Charles Ives
SoundBirthday | Oct 20, 1874 (80 years old) |
Deathday | May 19, 1954 |
Place of birth | Danbury, Connecticut, USA |
Gender | Male |
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. Sources of Ives' tonal imagery included hymn tunes and traditional songs; he also incorporated melodies of the town band at holiday parade, the fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patriotic songs, sentimental parlor ballads, and the melodies of Stephen Foster.
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Participated in 6 movies, 0 TV series