Uploaded by NewMusicXX on May 4, 2009
Charles Ives: "The Unanswered Question" . This work was composed as a companion to "Central Park In The Dark" Both works were composed in 1906, and paired together by Ives as: I. "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter, or The Unanswered Question", II. "A Contemplation of Nothing Serious, or Central Park in the Dark in the Good Old Summertime". Prior to having The Unanswered Question professionally copied, sometime around 1930 - 1935, Ives revised the score, adding many details and changing the woodwind and trumpet parts. The revised version is presented here.
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there is an interesting tomita version of the unanswered question..
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De Ives, je n'apprécie que ce morceau... Pourtant, j'ai vraiment essayé de me laisser séduire mais enfin... Bref! ça na pas d'importance. Ce morceau est une perle , un bijou, un absolu et quand on a composé quelque chose comme cela qui va laisser une trace indélébile chez beaucoup, on peut mourir tranquille...
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Fucking genius. He is America's Chopin.
1 month ago 2
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An amazing piece, especially when heard live. It's great to hear this revised/edited version. Terrific job of showing the score with annotations too. This must have taken you quite a while. Thanks so much for posting it!
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music is able to say more than words.
Charles Ives is able to say more than music. Love this so much
1 month ago 8
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@emejia1226 No, neither liking nor disliking this isn't strange.
There is always something happening: you hear sound. Sometimes the music is calmer, but if nothing happened, there would be just silence.
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Guess who's not sleeping tonight...
3 months ago 5
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gorgeous
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Inquietante.
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6:17 at this point, your dog goes insane.
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I feel like this could be the song that plays after you die
WaterlooFilms 10 months ago 18
as a violinist, this piece is EXHAUSTING to play! never-ending! very interesting though
LivingintheShire 1 year ago 16