Breaking Time's Arrow : Experiment and Expression in the Music of Charles Ives

Matthew Mcdonald

ISBN 10: 0253012732 / ISBN 13: 9780253012739

Published by Indiana University Press Jun 2014, 2014

Neuware - Charles Ives (1874-1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by incorporating modern and innovative techniques with nostalgic borrowings of 19th century American popular music and Protestant hymns. Matthew McDonald argues that the influence of Emerson and Thoreau on Ives's compositional style freed the composer from ordinary ideas of time and chronology, allowing him to recuperate the past as he reached for the musical unknown. McDonald links this concept of the multi-temporal in Ives's works to Transcendentalist understandings of eternity. His approach to Ives opens new avenues for inquiry into the composer's eclectic and complex style. Seller Inventory # 9780253012739

Synopsis:

Charles Ives (1874–1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by incorporating modern and innovative techniques with nostalgic borrowings of 19th century American popular music and Protestant hymns. Matthew McDonald argues that the influence of Emerson and Thoreau on Ives's compositional style freed the composer from ordinary ideas of time and chronology, allowing him to recuperate the past as he reached for the musical unknown. McDonald links this concept of the multi-temporal in Ives's works to Transcendentalist understandings of eternity. His approach to Ives opens new avenues for inquiry into the composer's eclectic and complex style.

About the Author:

Matthew McDonald is Associate Professor of Music at Northeastern University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Breaking Time's Arrow : Experiment and ...
Publisher: Indiana University Press Jun 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu