general information

composition date
1908
revisition date
1930
duration
6 min
editor
Peer Music, Hambourg

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Other chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

4 flutes [ou 2 flûtes, 1 hautbois, 1 clarinette], trumpet [ou hautbois/cor anglais/clarinette]

information about the creation

date
November 30, 1899

date
May 11, 1946

États-Unis, New York, McMillin Theatre

interpreters

des élèves de la Juilliard Graduate School, direction sur scène : Edgar Schenkman, direction hors scène : Theodore Bloomfield.

observations

autres titres : Largo to Presto: The Unanswered Question (A Cosmic Landscape) ; "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter" or "The Unanswered Perennial Question" 


recordings

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The Unanswered Question

Composed by Charles Ives , concert on January 20, 1977

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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The Unanswered Question

Composed by Charles Ives , concert on April 12, 1979

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


similar works


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