Ives - Concord Sonata

Geoffrey Block's wide-ranging account of the Concord Sonata.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Reception; 3. Genesis; 4. Form and design; 5. Borrowing; 6. The programme.

Summary

Charles Ives's massive Concord Sonata, his second sonata for piano, named after the town of Concord in Massachusetts, is central to his output and clearly reflects his aesthetic perspective. Geoffrey Block's wide-ranging 1996 account of the work thus provides an ideal introduction to this fascinating composer.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Block
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2012
• EAN: 9780521496568
• ISBN: 978-0-521-49656-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 302 g
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks; Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous