Composer Study - Charles Ives

Charles Ives

"Stand up and take your dissonance like a man."

Charles Ives (1874 - 1954) was an American composer from the Modern era. Ives music was unconventional, using dissonant sounds and polyphonic melody lines. His music didn't become popular until he stopped writing, though he never pursued fame or wealth. When he won the Pulitzer Prize for his Third Symphony, he gave the prize money away!

Composer Study

Start off with the Music Lesson which includes

• Music Links

• Read Alouds

• Time & Place Connection Subjects

• Recipe

Throughout the week, cover the Multi-Subject Connections

• Science Activity, read aloud, fun code worksheets

• Art Activity, read aloud, optional coloring page

• Literature Activity, read aloud, copywork

• History Activity, read alouds, geography activity, Book of Centuries

Ives’ dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookie

Learn how to make this American dessert. Click on the picture below to go to the recipe.

Ives’s Music

Song 1: symphony no. 3 in b flat major, the camp meeting

Music Class

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SONG 2: holidays symphony

Science Song

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Song 3: concord sonata (named after new england writers)

Art Song

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Song 4: Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord Mass

Literature Song

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Song 5: Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord. Mass., 1840-60": Third Movement

History Song

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