EARLY LIFE
He was born in this Connecticut town in 1874.
What is Danbury?
Ives studied composition at this Ivy League university.
What is Yale University?
Ives often used clashing sounds, also known as this musical term.
What is dissonance?
Ives suffered this health issue after a breakdown in 1918.
What is a heart condition?
This family member, a Civil War bandmaster, shaped Ives’s unusual musical imagination.
Who was his father?
His composition teacher at Yale, a traditionalist, often disagreed with Ives’s experimental ideas.
Who was Horatio Parker?
His music frequently uses multiple rhythms at once.
What is polyrhythm?
He died in this major U.S. city in 1954.
What is New York City?
As a child, Ives heard hymns, marches, and folk songs in this small‑town setting.
What is a Connecticut town / his hometown?
Ives married this woman, whose name sounds appropriately musical.
Who is Harmony Twichell Ives?
Ives is considered part of this musical period, known for breaking rules and experimenting.
What is Modernism / 20th‑century music?
This world event influenced the experimental spirit of early 20th‑century music.
What is World War I?
At age 13, Ives held this job that helped launch his musical career.
What is a church organist?
In 1947, Ives won this major award for his Symphony No. 3.
What is the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
He often combined everyday American sounds, including marches and folk tunes, creating this uniquely American identity.
What is American classical music?
This American composer, known for Appalachian Spring, was another major figure of the era.
Who is Aaron Copland?
Ives’s father taught him this unusual idea: playing in different keys at the same time.
What is polytonality?