Charles Ives
- Birthday: 10/20/1874
- Deathday: 5/19/1954
- Place of birth: Danbury, Connecticut, USA
- Fame for: Sound
Biography
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.
Filmography
Release date: 3/4/1979
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives
Role(s): Self - Subject (archive footage)
Details
