Charles Ives (1874-1954)

The Unanswered Question (1908)

for chamber orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1908
      Revision dates: 1930 - 1935
    • Duration: 6 mn
    • Publisher: Peer Music
Detailed formation
  • 4 flutes [ou 2 flûtes, 1 hautbois, 1 clarinette] , trumpet [ou hautbois/cor anglais/clarinette] , strings [quintette ou orchestre]

Premiere information

  • Date: 11 May 1946
    Location:

    États-Unis, New York, McMillin Theatre


    Performers:

    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"