Charles Ives (1874-1954)

The Rainbow (1914)

for chamber orchestra with voice ad libitum

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1914
    • Duration: 2 mn
    • Publisher: Peer International Corporation, 114 songs
    • Libretto (details, author):

      William Wordsworth, The Rainbow

Detailed formation
  • flute, basset horn (also English horn [ou voix médium] ), harp, organ, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 11 April 1969
    Location:

    Danbury, CT, Western Connecticut State College, Berkshire Auditorium.