Charles Ives

Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. Sources of Ives' tonal imagery included hymn tunes and traditional songs; he also incorporated melodies of the town band at holiday parade, the fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patriotic songs, sentimental parlor ballads, and the melodies of Stephen Foster.

Born:

Oct 20, 1874 In Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Movie/TV Credits:

2

First Appeared:

In the movie Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives 1979-03-04

Latest Project:

Movie The Unanswered Ives: American Pioneer of Music 2018-05-01