From colonial times to the present, American composers have lived on the fringes of society and defined themselves in large part as outsiders. In this stimulati

In Experimental Otherwise, Benjamin Piekut takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by "experimental" in avant-garde music. Focusing on one place and tim

This research guide provides detailed information on over one thousand publications and websites concerning the American composer Charles Ives. With informative

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 1700s, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. In his ser

American composer Charles Ives (1874–1954) has gone from being a virtual unknown to become one of the most respected and lauded composers in American music. I