Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man(1977)
A thoroughly researched biopic of Charles Ives, America's greatest and most innovative composer (and insurance executive), who combined strikingly futuristic experimentalism with gentle nostalgia. Includes narration taken directly from Ives's own writings, and reminiscence from those who knew him.
Movie: Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
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Young Charles Ives
Franz Milke
George W. Chadwick
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