Charles Ives, "Decoration Day" Program Notes
Decoration Day Charles E. Ives Born: October 20, 1874, Danbury, Connecticut Died: May 19, 1954, New York, New York Original Instrumentation: Orchestra Duration: 9 minutes Composed: 1912 Arranged: Jonathan Elkus, 1962 Charles Ives, Decoration Day, arr. Jonathan Elkus "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, Col. Timothy W. Foley, conductor Charles Ives’ Decoration Day, a dreamy haze of almost-forgotten memories and half-remembered tunes, depicts recollections American
Charles Ives, "Overture and March, '1776'" Program Notes
Overture and March “1776” Charles E. Ives Born: October 20, 1874, Danbury, Connecticut Died: May 19, 1954, New York, New York Original Instrumentation: Theater Orchestra Duration: 3 minutes Composed: 1903-1914 Arranged: James B. Sinclair, 1975 Program note from the printed score: Overture and March “1776” was originally conceived for a play by Ives' uncle, Lyman Brewster. The plan of making an opera from Major John Andre never materialized, so Ives’s overture was never perfor