Charles Ives
Bio: Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. Sources of Ives' tonal imagery included hymn tunes and traditional songs; he also incorporated melodies of the town band at holiday parade, the fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patriotic songs, sentimental parlor ballads, and the melodies of Stephen Foster
Born: Tue, Oct 20 1874
Death: Wed, May 19 1954
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Death: Wed, May 19 1954
Charles Ives is 79 years old