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Charles Ives (1874–1954) was an American composer and actuary. Born in Danbury and educated at Yale University and Harvard University, he studied under Horatio Parker. Ives is recognized for his work in the symphony genre, with Symphony No. 3 listed as a notable composition. He served as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
His musical output includes works such as *Essays before a sonate*, *Orchestral set no. 2*, and *the Majority and other writings*. Ives played the pipe organ and wrote in English. His compositions have been categorized under classical, modern classical, and avant-garde styles. He died in New York City.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1874
- Active to
- 1954
Discography
- Ives: Three Places in New England / Symphony no. 3 / Schuman: New England Triptych / Mennin: Symphony no. 51959
- Symphony no. 41965
- Ives: Trio / Copland: Vitebsk / Bloch: Three Nocturnes1966
- Piano Sonata no. 11967
- The "Concord" Sonata1968
- Zwischen Orgel und Leierkasten1971
- Holidays Symphony1975
- Ives: Three Places in New England / Harris: Symphony no. 31976
- Songs1976
- Symphony no. 2 / Decoration Day from “Holidays” Symphony/ Variations on “America”1976
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Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American composer of classical music. He is widely regarded as one of the first American classical composers of international significance. Ives's music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Over time, Ives would come to be regarded as one of the "American Originals", a composer working in a uniquely American style, with American tunes woven through his music, and a reaching sense o
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1874-10-20 ) October 20, 1874, Danbury, Connecticut , US
- Died
- May 19, 1954 (1954-05-19) (aged 79), New York City , US
- Occupations
- Composer, actuary, businessman
- Spouse
- Harmony Twichell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1908 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Danbury
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Symphony No. 3
- Student of
- Horatio Parker
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- pipe organ
- Official website
- charlesives.org
- Image
- Charles Edward Ives - National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (NPG.82.185).jpg
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- Commons category
- Charles Ives
- date of birth
- 1874-10-20
- date of death
- 1954-05-19
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- writing language
- English language
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Charles Ives
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Edward Ives (/aɪvz/; October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, actuary and businessman. Ives was among the earliest renowned American composers to achieve recognition on a global scale. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Later in life, the quality of his music was publicly recognized through the efforts of contemporaries like Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison, and he came to be regarded as an "American original".
Ives was also among the first composers to engage in a systematic program of experimental music, with musical techniques including polytonality, polyrhythm, tone clusters, aleatory elements, and quarter tones. The experimentation foreshadowed many musical innovations that were later more widely adopted during the 20th century; hence, Ives is often regarded as the leading American composer of art music of the 20th century.
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