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Music 271: 4/11/07II: Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Evolving approach to musical composition: tonality and form:• Short and simple motives, developed in a harmonically ambiguous environment• 20th century approach to harmony and melodyIII: Charles Ives (1874-1954):A: Organization of Crawford’s discussion:• Prologue - recap about the sacrilization of art music in America• Biography of Ives - profound impact of his father on his life (father died when Ives was 19)• Art Songs -• Instrumental Music -• Most celebrated American composer of art music• Very complicated individual (emotionally and psychologically)• Life insurance salesman - Estate planning is accredited to him• Compositional activities only took up about 20 years of his life• Rest of his life spent encouraging performance of his works and supporting other younger composers• Leonard Bernstein helped draw public attention to the composers works• B: Distinctive characteristics of Ives:• Ongoing and continuous memoria
