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I. Ives as Author
II. Reference Materials
III. Book-Length Studies
(-) IV. Individual Studies by Genre
V. General Music Studies
(-) VI. Topical Studies
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
VIII. Dissertations, Theses, and Baccalaureate Essays
IX. Festivals, Conferences, and Concert Series Dedicated to the Music of Charles Ives
X. Editing Practices and Articles Regarding Published Editions
XI. Reviews of Premieres, Significant Performances, and Recordings
XII. Interdisciplinary Performances with Ives’s Music
XIII. Ives in Literature
XIV. Websites
XV. Television Broadcasts, Films, and Videocassettes
XVI. Photographs and Artwork
XVII. Radio Broadcasts

Stravinsky, Igor and Craft, Robert

Year: 1962
Complete Citation:
Stravinsky, Igor, and Craft, Robert. Expositions and Developments, 92, 97-99, 104. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962.
Source: Book
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers
Year: 1966
Complete Citation:
Stravinsky, Igor, and Craft, Robert. Themes and Episodes, 15-16, 48. 106, 154. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.
Source: Book
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers
Year: 1969
Complete Citation:
Stravinsky, Igor, and Craft, Robert. Retrospectives and Conclusions, 30-32. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.
Source: Book
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers

Streller, Friedbert

Year: 1997
Complete Citation:
Streller, Friedbert. “Besprechungen: “‘Jazz’ in der Kunstmusik. Studien zur Funktion afro-amerikansicher Muisk in Kompositionen des 20. Jahrhunderts,” von Peter W. Schatt.” Die Musikforschung, Vol. 50, No. 2 (1997): 256-257.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
B. Musical Quotation or Borrowing

Stringham, Edward J.

Year: 1921
Complete Citation:
Stringham, Edward J. “Ives Puzzles Critics with His Cubistic Sonata and ‘Essays’.” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), July 31, 1921, sec. 2, 1, 17.
Source: Newspaper
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
C. Keyboard Works

Suhor, Charles

Year: 1976
Complete Citation:
Suhor, Charles. “To Charles Ives.” The English Journal, vol. 65, no. 5 (1976): 45-46.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
S. Reception Studies and Related Scholarship

Swados, Elizabeth

Year: 1988
Complete Citation:
Swados, Elizabeth. Listening Out Loud: Becoming a Composer, 23, 40-42, 102. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1988.
Notes:

Several mentions of Ives, especially regarding The Unanswered Question that her teacher, Henry Brant, introduced to her.

Source: Book
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Swafford, Jan

Year: 1989
Complete Citation:
Swafford, Jan. “The Trouble with Charlie.” Symphony 40/4 (July-August 1989): 78-81, 114-117.
Notes:

A brief biographical sketch.

Source: Magazine
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
A. Orchestral and Band Works
Year: 1995
Complete Citation:
Swafford, Jan. “‘La vita nuova’: The Courtship of Charles and Harmony Ives.” American Music 13/4 (Winter 1995): 470-489.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
P. Ives Collaborators and Colleagues
Year: 2003
Complete Citation:
Swafford, Jan. “Friday Review: Inventing America: In the Late 19th Century, the United States was a Nation without a Musical Tradition - Until Czech Composer Antonin Dvorak Suggested it Look to the ‘Negro Melodies.’ Jan Swafford Chronicles the Quest for a Voice.” The Guardian, September 26, 2003, 9.
Source: Newspaper
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers
Year: 2013
Complete Citation:
Swafford, Jan. “Catching Up with Charles Ives.” Symphony, Vol. 64, No. 1 (2013): 54, 56.
Source: Journal
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
A. Orchestral and Band Works

Swanson, Alan

Year: 2001-2002
Complete Citation:
Swanson, Alan. “An Old Song Resung: A. O. Vinje, Edvard Grieg and Charles Ives.” Ars Lyrica 12 (2001--2002): 71--90.
Notes:

Detailed discussion of Aasmund Olafsen Vinje's poem "Gamle Moder" and its translations into German (by Edmund Lobedanz) and English (by Frederick Corder and Ives). Compares versions used by Ives for The Old Mother/Dualte Mutter {C086} and Die alte Mutter/My Dear Old Mother {C121}. In-cludes analyses and reprints of the songs.

Source: Journal
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
E. Songs
Year: 2001-2002
Complete Citation:
Swanson, Alan. “An Old Song Resung: A. O. Vinje, Edvard Grieg and Charles Ives.” Ars Lyrica (2001/2002): 71-90.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers

Swed, Mark

Year: 1992
Complete Citation:
Swed, Mark. “Henry Brant and His Space-Time Music.” The Wall Street Journal, 1992.
Source: Newspaper
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers

Sweet, Michael

Year: 2014
Complete Citation:
Sweet, Michael. “Charles Ives: Concord Sonata (1919).” In Writing Interactive Music for Video Games: A Composer’s Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison-Wesley, 2014.
Source: Chapter in Book
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
C. Keyboard Works

Sykes, James

Year: 1964
Complete Citation:
Sykes, James. “Program Notes on the Shorter Piano Pieces of Charles Ives.” Liner notes for The Short Piano Pieces of Charles Ives. Folkways FM 3348, 1964, 33.3 RPM.
Source: Liner notes
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
C. Keyboard Works

Szigeti, Joseph

Year: 1967
Complete Citation:
Szigeti, Joseph. With Strings Attached, 104, 134, 333. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967.
Notes:

States that Ives expressed approval of Szigeti’s performance of Sonata No. 4.

Source: Book
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
B. Chamber Works

Tagg, Barbara, and Linda Ferreira

Year: 2003
Complete Citation:
Tagg, Barbara, and Linda Ferreira. “A Celebration of American Choral Music: Past, Present, and Future.” The Choral Journal, vol. 43, no. 8 (2003): 7-8.
Source: Journal
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
D. Choral Works
Year: 2003
Complete Citation:
Tagg, Barbara, and Linda Ferreira. “Fourteen Conductors Speak About American Choral Music.” The Choral Journal 43/8 (2003): 9-25.
Source: Journal
IV. Individual Studies by Genre
D. Choral Works

Tangeman, Robert

Year: 1945
Complete Citation:
Tangeman, Robert. “The Songs of Theodore Chanler.” Modern Music (May-June 1945) 22/4: 227.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
E. Comparisons and Relationships with Other Composers, Artists, and Writers