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Charles Ives

 
Artist: Charles Ives
Charles Ives

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George Ives, Horace Parker

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Lehman Engel
  • Born: October 20, 1874, Danbury, CT
  • Died: May 19, 1954, New York, NY
  • Active: '10s, '20s, '30s, '40s
  • Genres: Classical
  • Instrument: Composer
  • Representative Albums: "Symphony #4 (1910-16) / Robert Browning Overture (1908-12), Songs: An Election; Lincol," "Unanswered Question (1908) / Central Park in the Dark (1898-1907) / "Holidays" Symphony," "Universe Symphony (Larry Austin reconstruction)/ Orchestral Set No. 2 / The"

Biography

Highly original American composer of orchestral, chamber, and solo vocal and piano music who used and anticipated polytonality, atonality, and polymeter/polytone clusters. A unique quality of his music is the combination of well-known hymns and popular tunes with a complex dissonant accompaniment. Notable works include Three Places in New England (1914) and the Sonata for Piano no. 2, "Concord, Mass" (1920). ~ Mary K. Scanlan, All Music Guide
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