I'm ecstatic to invite you to enjoy a new master class on the life and piano music of Charles Ives. This unique in-depth class includes an intro to Ives and his work, a mini-clinic on the use of dissonance in modern composition/improvisation, plus listening and discussions of 5 of Ives' solo piano works:

http://youtu.be/1aXeEYhLsvA

Blessings and keep swingin

Dave Frank

Terrifically interesting and terrifically well presented.

Understandable even by someone like me with a minimal knowledge of theory. Also interesting to hear some of Ives' less extreme and less well known earlier known compositions which I found far more listenable than the Concord Sonata(the only one of his works I've heard live).

Excellent stuff! Woke up at 05:30 and with so much free time in my hand, I'm listening and semi-watching this!

Excellent stuff!

Thanks Dave!

where are you?

I'm in Athens Greece! And probably because of anxiety (and ruining lovely threads) I wake up too early for my own good! Hope that everything will be fine by next week... Let's see...

melatonin is good for sleeping, 3 mg sublingual mmm good! Can take in middle of night..

DF

"Charles Ives was a mother !" ... love it!

I knew you would)

Seriously though, excellent video, Dave. I really enjoyed listening to it, from beginning to end. Very interesting, and some good laughs too. Bravo!

If U lyke laffing, try this one on Liberace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE5D5BKnpPw

DF