Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings

Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings
Essays Before a Sonata The Majority and Other Writings
Author: Charles Ives
Ives's second piano sonata, Concord, Mass., 1845, stands among the masterpieces of American music. 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 c...  more »
Info icon
ISBN-13: 9780393005288
ISBN-10: 0393005283
Publication Date: 5/1/1970
Pages: 258
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Book Type: Paperback
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: