Charles Ives in the mirror : American histories of an iconic composer / David C. Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, David C., 1973-

Series:

Music in American life.

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicology--United States--History--20th century.

Musicology.

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954--Appreciation--History.

Ives, Charles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield : University of Illinois Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this sweeping survey of intellectual and musical history, David C. Paul tells the new story of how the music of American composer Charles Ives (1874-1954) was shaped by shifting conceptions of American identity within and outside of musical culture. Paul focuses on the critics, composers, performers, and scholars whose contributions were most influential in shaping the critical discourse on Ives, many of them marquee names of American musical culture themselves, including Henry Cowell, Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, and Leonard Bernstein. Paul explores both how Ives positioned his music amid changing philosophical and aesthetic currents and how others interpreted his contributions to American music.

Contents:

Conservative transcendentalist or modernist firebrand? : Ives and his first publics, 1921-1934

Songs of our fathers : the advocacy of Henry Cowell and the appeal of the American past, 1927-1947

Winning hearts and minds : Ives as Cold War icon, 1947-1965

The prison of culture : Ives, American studies, and intellectual history, 1965-1985

Musicology makes its mark : Ives and the history of style, 1965-1985

Ives at century's turn.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781299463400

1299463401

9780252094699

0252094697

OCLC:

840569812