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Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Contemplations. Unanswered question

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Personal name headingIves, Charles, 1874-1954. Contemplations. Unanswered question
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Variant(s)Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Unanswered question
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Question sans réponse
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Unbeantwortete Frage
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Pregunta incontestada
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Unanswered perennial question
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Contemplation of a serious matter
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Largo to presto
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Cosmic landscape
Form of workChamber music
Beginning date1908
Ending date1935~
Medium of performancechamber orchestra
flute 4 trumpet 1 violin 2 viola 1 cello 1 9
flute 4 trumpet 1 string orchestra
Found inCBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. Entre amis [SR] p1986: label (Unanswered question = La question sans réponse)
New Grove (Two contemplations. 1. The unanswered question)
Grove music online, November 20, 2019 (Sinclair 50. The unanswered question, 4 fl/(2 fl, ob, cl), tpt/(ob/eng hn/cl), str orch/str qt), 1908, rev. ca. 1930-1935; also Sinclair 18, Set no. 9 of three pieces for chamber orchestra. III., Largo to presto: The unanswered question=50 rev. version)
Ives, Charles. The unanswered question, 1985: title page (The unanswered question : for trumpet, flute quartet, and strings) page 2 of cover (for 4 flutes, trumpet, and strings (string quartet or string orchestra); the 3rd and 4th flutes may be replaced by oboe and clarinet, the trumpet by oboe, English horn, or clarinet; the original 1906 version together with the revised version of ca. 1930-1935)
Sinclair (50. The unanswered question; other titles: Largo to presto: The unanswered question (A cosmic landscape); A contemplation of a serious matter; The unanswered perennial question; for 4 fl (or ob and cl for fl 3-4), tpt (or ob/Eng hn/cl), str (str qt or 5-part str orch); included as movement III of the Set no. 9 of three pieces (18); paired with Central Park in the dark as movement I of Two contemplations)