Abstract:
The all-new text of the 2016 Second Edition of Charles Ives and his Road to the Stars, in full color deluxe hard cover and B/W paperback versions, encompasses a broad cross section of the composer’s extraordinary musical contributions. Exposing many myths, misconceptions, faulty impressions, and falsehoods along the way, the reader is guided through Ives’s unique musical language, what lay behind it, and pertinent facts about his life. For anyone wishing to know more about this great American icon, as well as discovering a new world of music, this accessible and informative volume might provide the perfect answer.