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Essays before a sonata and other writings / Charles Ives ; edited by Howard Boatwright.
LIBRA PS3517.V3 E7 1964
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ives, Charles, 1874-1954, author.
- Series:
- Norton library ; N244.
- The Norton library ; N244
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
- American essays--19th century.
- American essays.
- Music.
- music (discipline).
- Alcott family.
- American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- Medical Subjects:
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 148 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1964]
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Essays before a sonata. Prologue
- Emerson
- Hawthorne
- "The Alcotts"
- Thoreau
- Epilogue
- pt. 2. Other writings. Some "quarter-tone" impressions
- Postface to 114 songs.
- Notes:
- Selections drawn from unpublished papers in the Ives Collection at the library of the Yale School of Music, and from private publications by Ives, newly collated with manuscript material.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy PS3517.V3 E7 1964 from the Gotham Book Mart. Has stamp "From the library of Anaïs Nin and Ian Hugo". Has inscription: "For Hugo, souvenir of Carnegie Hall, April 26, 1965. Gilbert & Kathleen."
- OCLC:
- 2957319
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