Charles Ives
Sound
- Born
- October 20, 1874 · Danbury, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- May 19, 1954 (age 79)
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. Sources of Ives' tonal imagery included hymn tunes and traditional songs; he also incorporated melodies of the town band at holiday parade, the fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patriotic songs, sentimental parlor ballads, and the melodies of Stephen Foster.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2026Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026 Original Music Composer
- 2015Valley of Love Original Music Composer
- 2005Through the Forest Original Music Composer
- 1979Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives Music
- 1977Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man Original Music Composer
- 1977The Red Tapes Music
- 1971Ach Viola Music
Acting1
- 1979Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives as Self - Subject (archive footage)