Selected Correspondence of Charles Ives

This authoritative volume of 453 letters written by and to composer Charles Ives (1874—1954) provides unparalleled insight into one of the most extraordinary and paradoxical careers in American music history. The most comprehensive collection of Ives's correspondence in print, this book opens a direct window on Ives's complex personality and his creative process. Though Ives spent much of his career out of the mainstream of professional music—making, he corresponded with a surprisingly larg...