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Charles Ives and his Road to the Stars - A New Interpretation, Assessment and Guide to the Music and the Man (Paperback)
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Charles Ives and his Road to the Stars - A New Interpretation, Assessment and Guide to the Music and the Man (Paperback)
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Loot Price R494
Discovery Miles 4 940
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NEW UPDATED EDITION; June 27, 2013. In 'Charles Ives and his Road
to the Stars, ' Antony Cooke brings a fresh new approach to the
music of America's iconic composer in this accessible account of
what lay behind the music of this modern titan. It has been over a
quarter of a century since the period of indulgent revisionism
impacted his ascending star, leading to the much touted
'reassessment' of his contributions. With a comprehensive approach
and detailed examination of a broad cross section of the music
itself, the real Ives finally is revealed, all the many myths,
misconceptions, faulty impressions, and incorrect conclusions at
long last stripped away. With clear indications that Ives' encoded
in his music a spiritual link to the cosmos, the special
destination and purpose leading to his legendary and almost
tragically mythic Universe Symphony finally become clear, this
focal work receiving an in-depth examination. If all too often the
composer has been kept from the broader public by an elitism that
Ives would have abhorred, or by the many tangled analyses that tell
us more about the writers than they do about Ives, Cooke steers the
reader toward a clear understanding of this iconic figure - an
American treasure, one whose music and life brings vividly to mind
the almost forgotten time of the golden age of America's emergence
as a dominant presence in its own right - while treating Ives with
the respect earned but often denied.
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