http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61117&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rssPerhaps more than any of his 20th-century contemporaries, Charles Ives' works tend to sound distinctly American due to their use of hymns, popular songs, and marches of the composer's youth. The son of a Danbury, Conn., bandmaster, Ives was greatly influenced by the rather eccentric musical ideals of his father, and began composing as a young adult. His studies with Parker at Yale led to the relatively conventional First Symphony (1898) and song sets of at the turn of the century. His profession, however, was selling insurance, not writing music, and even though he diligently produced three monumental symphonies and numerous orchestral and chamber works in middle age, most of it was written without prospect of performance. Ironically, he became among the most widely performed American composers of his generation after death, and the only consistent characteristic of this music is defiant originality and disregard for convention. He died in New York in 1954. - MUZE20th/21st Centuryen720Sat, 5 Dec 2009 06:52:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61117&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss Perhaps more than any of his 20th-century contemporaries, Charles Ives' works tend to sound distinctly American due to their use of hymns, popular songs, and marches of the composer's youth. The son of a Danbury, Conn., bandmaster, Ives was greatly influenced by the rather eccentric musical ideals of his father, and began composing as a young adult. His studies with Parker at Yale led to the relatively conventional First Symphony (1898) and song sets of at the turn of the century. His profession, however, was selling insurance, not writing music, and even though he diligently produced three monumental symphonies and numerous orchestral and chamber works in middle age, most of it was written without prospect of performance. Ironically, he became among the most widely performed American composers of his generation after death, and the only consistent characteristic of this music is defiant originality and disregard for convention. He died in New York in 1954. - MUZE http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23614715&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss 20th/21st Century Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Charles Ives Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23614715 alb.23614715 Charles Ives art.61117 12.99 Prototype alb.23614715 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/0/1430383_170x170.jpg 2007-11-26 00:00:00.0 2007-11-26 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23614715&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23614715&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10338146&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss 20th/21st Century Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Charles Ives Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10338146 alb.10338146 Charles Ives art.61117 6.99 'Concord' Sonata & 3 Quarter-tone Pieces alb.10338146 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/3/0/1300395_170x170.jpg 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10338146&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10338146&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120712&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss 20th/21st Century Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Charles Ives Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.120712 alb.120712 Charles Ives art.61117 8.99 An American Journey alb.120712 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/2/6/1496216_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 2002-09-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120712&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120712&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.164511&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss 20th/21st Century Wed, 2 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Charles Ives Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.164511 alb.164511 Charles Ives art.61117 4.99 Symphony No. 2 / Robert Browning Overture alb.164511 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/4/0/500473_170x170.jpg 2000-08-02 00:00:00.0 2000-08-02 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.164511&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.164511&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharles-ives%2Fdiscography.rss