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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-10-20 (150 years old)

Place of Birth

Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Charles Ives

Biography:

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.

Known For

Sound

2015

Valley of Love as Original Music Composer

1977

1971

Ach Viola as Music