Karadar - Ives, Charles - Biografie compositori

Nato nel Connecticut, cominciò a comporre musica giovanissimo, sviluppando tecniche innovatrici che soltanto molti anni più tardi furono apprezzate in tutta la loro portata. Fece l'organista a New York, ma non si può definire un professionista: uomo d'affari, fondò una società di assicurazioni che gli consentì di dedicarsi alla musica soltanto come a un hobby. Eppure si tratta di una musica tipicamente rappresentativa della società americana del primo ‘900, che fa di lui un compositore di straordinaria importanza (come d’altro canto anche Cage). Fra le sue composizioni più celebri, si ricordano: Variations on "America" per organo; March "Here's to Good Old Yale", per piano; Piano Sonata no.1; 4 Emerson transcriptions, per piano; Halloween per quartetto d'archi e pianoforte; Scherzo for string quartet; String Quartet n.1 "From the Salvation Army"; String Quartet n.2; Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte, ecc.

Ives’s third symphony, for small orchestra, entitled "Camp Meeting", reflects much of his own background, and has separate movement titles "Old Folks Gatherin'", "Children's Day" and "Communion".

The fourth symphony includes a number of hymns and Gospel songs, and his so-called First Orchestral Set, otherwise known as New England Symphony, which depicts three places in New England.

He wrote a number of psalm settings, part-songs and verse settings for unison voices and orchestra.

In his many solo songs he set verses ranging from Shakespeare, Goethe and Heine to Whitman and Kipling, with a number of texts of his own creation.

Relatively well known songs include Shall we gather at the river, The Cage and The Side-Show.

The first of his two string quartets has the characteristic title From the Salvation Army and is based on earlier organ compositions, while the fourth of his four violin sonatas depicts Children's Day at the Camp Meeting.

Much of the earlier organ music, written by Ives when he was a student and an organist in a number of churches, found its way into later compositions.

The second of his two piano sonatas, Concord Mass. 1840-1860, has separate movements entitled "Emerson", "Hawthorne", "The Alcotts" and "Thoreau".

Compositore	Ives, Charles (1874 - 1954)
Immagine
Life	Nato nel Connecticut, cominciò a comporre musica giovanissimo, sviluppando tecniche innovatrici che soltanto molti anni più tardi furono apprezzate in tutta la loro portata. Fece l'organista a New York, ma non si può definire un professionista: uomo d'affari, fondò una società di assicurazioni che gli consentì di dedicarsi alla musica soltanto come a un hobby. Eppure si tratta di una musica tipicamente rappresentativa della società americana del primo ‘900, che fa di lui un compositore di straordinaria importanza (come d’altro canto anche Cage). Fra le sue composizioni più celebri, si ricordano: Variations on "America" per organo; March "Here's to Good Old Yale", per piano; Piano Sonata no.1; 4 Emerson transcriptions, per piano; Halloween per quartetto d'archi e pianoforte; Scherzo for string quartet; String Quartet n.1 "From the Salvation Army"; String Quartet n.2; Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte, ecc.
Works	Ives’s third symphony, for small orchestra, entitled "Camp Meeting", reflects much of his own background, and has separate movement titles "Old Folks Gatherin'", "Children's Day" and "Communion". The fourth symphony includes a number of hymns and Gospel songs, and his so-called First Orchestral Set, otherwise known as New England Symphony, which depicts three places in New England. He wrote a number of psalm settings, part-songs and verse settings for unison voices and orchestra. In his many solo songs he set verses ranging from Shakespeare, Goethe and Heine to Whitman and Kipling, with a number of texts of his own creation. Relatively well known songs include Shall we gather at the river, The Cage and The Side-Show. The first of his two string quartets has the characteristic title From the Salvation Army and is based on earlier organ compositions, while the fourth of his four violin sonatas depicts Children's Day at the Camp Meeting. Much of the earlier organ music, written by Ives when he was a student and an organist in a number of churches, found its way into later compositions. The second of his two piano sonatas, Concord Mass. 1840-1860, has separate movements entitled "Emerson", "Hawthorne", "The Alcotts" and "Thoreau".

Menu Principale

Login Utente

Share

Cloud etichette