Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Orchestral Set No. 2 (1909 -1919)

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1909 - 1919
      Revision dates: 1925
    • Duration: 19 mn
    • Publisher: Peer Music, New York
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns [3 autres ad lib.] , 4 trumpets [5 autres ad lib.] , 3 trombones [4 autres ad lib.] , tuba, timpani, percussionist, tubular bells, harp, zither, celesta (also glockenspiel), accordion, 2 pianos, organ [deuxième ad lib.] , strings, unspecified choir [à l'unisson (optionnel)]

Premiere information

  • Date: 27 January 1966
    Location:

    Allemagne, Radio, Westdeutscher Rundfunk


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, direction : Bruno Maderna. 

Table of contents

  • I. An Elegy to Our Forefathers (Very slowly, 5 min) ;
  • II. The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People's Outdoor Meeting (Allegro; 4:30 min.) ;
  • III. From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose (Very slowly-Andante maestoso; 9 min).