Charles Ives
Born
October 20, 1874
Died
May 19, 1954 (79 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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.
