Charles Ives's Symphony No. 4, S. 4 was written between 1910 and the mid-1920s. The symphony is notable for its multilayered complexity—typically requiring two conductors in performance—and for its la
Ives, c. 1913
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, actuary and businessman. Ives was among the earliest renowned American composers to achieve recognition on a global scale. His music was largely
Symphony No. 4 (Ives)
…Charles Ives's Symphony No. 4, S. 4 (K. 1A4) was written between 1910 and the mid-1920s (the second movement "Comedy" was the last to be composed, most likely in…
Charles Ives, left, captain of the baseball team and pitcher for Hopkins Grammar School, aged 18 (c. 1893)
Ives's graduation portrait from Yale University, c. June 1898
Charles Ives House in Danbury, Connecticut