Essays Before a Sonata, the Majority, and Other Writings

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ISBN-10: 0393318303
ISBN-13: 9780393318302
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 01/01/1999
Dimensions: 8.50" L, 5.40" W, 0.60" H

Essays Before a Sonata, the Majority, and Other Writings

byCharles Ives
Editor: Howard Boatwright
Foreword by: Howard Boatwright

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Overview

The Essays Before a Sonata was conceived by Ives as a preface of sorts to the composition. Ives’s musings also explore the nature of music, discuss the source of a composer’s impulses and inspiration, and offer some biting comments on celebrated masters. The writings in this collection–now featuring a comprehensive index-allow readers entry into the brilliant mind that produced some of America’s most innovative musical works.

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Details

ISBN-10: 0393318303
ISBN-13: 9780393318302
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 01/01/1999
Dimensions: 8.50" L, 5.40" W, 0.60" H
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