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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

Budiansky, Stephen

Year: 2013
Complete Citation:
Budiansky, Stephen. “Ives, Diabetes, and His ‘Exhausted Vein’ of Composition.” American Music 31.1 (Spring 2013): 1-25.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Burkholder, J. Peter, Gayle Sherwood Magee, and James B Sinclair.

Complete Citation:
Burkholder, J. Peter, Gayle Sherwood, and James B. Sinclair. "Charles Ives: Works." In Grove Music Online, edited by Laura Macy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007-2017.
Source: Online Article
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries
Year: 2007-2017
Complete Citation:
Burkholder, J. Peter, Gayle Sherwood Magee, and James B Sinclair. “Ives, Charles.” In Grove Music Online, edited by Deane Root. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007-2017. https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14000.
Source: Online Article
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Burkholder, J. Peter, Gayle Sherwood, James B. Sinclair, and Wolfgang Rathert

Year: 2003
Complete Citation:
Burkholder, J. Peter, Gayle Sherwood, James B. Sinclair, and Wolfgang Rathert. “Ives, Charles Edward.” In Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG), Vol. 9, edited by Ludwig Finscher and Friedrich Blume, 727-787. Kassel/Stuttgart, Germany: Bärenreiter, 2003.
Source: Journal
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Carlson, Michael

Year: 1996
Complete Citation:
Carlson, Michael. “The Discomposing Composer.” Specta-tor 277/8781 (November 2, 1996): 44.
Notes:

“[H]is marvelous 'From Hanover Square North' ranks with Nielsen's Fifth as the most moving reactions to the Great War.”

Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Cave II, Lawrence Harold

Year: 1984
Complete Citation:
Cave II, Lawrence Harold. “Abstract: The Role of the Organ in Ives’ Develop-ment as Composer.” Sonneck Society for American Music Bulletin 10 (Fall 1984): 62.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Clark, Robin C.

Year: 1965
Complete Citation:
Clark, Robin C. “Plaque Marking Charles Ives’ Birthplace Dedicated.” Danbury News-Times. June 28, 1965, 3.
Source: Newspaper
VI. Topical Studies
W. Obituaries

Collaer, Paul, Albert vander Linden and F. van den Bremt, eds.

Year: 1960
Complete Citation:
Collaer, Paul, Albert vander Linden and F. van den Bremt, eds. “Charles Ives.” In Atlas historique de la musique. Paris, France: Elsevier 1960.
Source: Book
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Denahan, Donal

Year: 1982
Complete Citation:
Henahan, Donal. “When the Music Ceases to Sound: Ego, Morale or Changing Times Can Cause Composers to Quit at Their Peak.” Kansas City Star. April 25, sec. K, 10.
Notes:

“In 1916 he finished Symphony No. 4, and that was it: for the next 40 years, until his death in 1954 at the age of 79, Ives sat silent in Con-necticut.”

Source: Newspaper
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Downes, Olin

Year: 1954
Complete Citation:
Downes, Olin. “Charles Ives.” American Composers Alliance Bulletin 4/1 (1954): 17, 26.
Notes:

An obituary.

Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
W. Obituaries

Ewen, David

Year: 1949
Complete Citation:
Ewen, David. American Composers of Today: A Biographical and Cri-tical Guide, 130-132. New York, NY: H.W. Wilson Company, 1949.
Source: Book
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries
Year: 1954
Complete Citation:
Ewen, David. “Charles Ives." In Ewen's musical masterworks: the encyclopedia of musical masterpieces. New York: Bonanza Books, 1954.
Source: Chapter in Book
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Favre, Roger

Year: 1990
Complete Citation:
Favre, Roger. “Ives, Charles.” In Encyclopédie des grands maîtres de la musique. Paris, France: Hachette, 1990.
Source: Chapter in Book
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Gorlinski, Gini

Year: 2010
Complete Citation:
Gorlinski, Gini. “Charles Ives.” In The 100 most influential musicians of all time. New York, NY: Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010.
Source: Book
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Heister, Hanns-Werner

Year: 2004
Complete Citation:
Heister, Hanns-Werner. “Mimesis, Memoria, Montage: Uber einige Prinzipien des Komponisten Ives.” In Charles Ives 1874-1954: Amerikanischer Pionier der Neuen Musik, edited by Hanns-Werner Heister and Werner Kremp, 163-178. Atlantische Texte, Vol. 23. Trier, Germany: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2004.
Source: Chapter in Book
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Honegger, Marc

Year: 1970
Complete Citation:
Honegger, Marc. Dictionaire de la musique, 529. Volume 1. Paris, France: Bordas, 1970.
Notes:

A general survey citing major published scores and some bibliographic items. Indicates that the European premieres of selections from Ives's 114 Songs were given in Paris (1931) and Berlin (1932).

Source: Encyclopedia article
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Howard, John Tasker

Year: 1939
Complete Citation:
Howard, John Tasker. “Ives, Charles Edward.” The International Cyclo-pedia of Music and Musicians, edited by Oscar Thompson, 885. New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, & Co., 1939.
Notes:

Approximately a half--column.

Source: Chapter in Book
Reprints:

New, Revised and Enlarged (i.e., Second) Edition, 1943; Third Edition, 1944 (Same as First Edition).<br>Fourth through Eighth Editions, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958. Article written by Nicolas Slonimsky; a column and a half on page 885 of each edition.<br>Ninth Edition, edited by Robert Sabin, 1964: 1049--1050.<br>Tenth Edition, edited by Bruce Bohle, 1979: 1087-1091. Article<br>written by Frank Peters.

VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries

Hutton, Edna Rait

Year: 1955
Complete Citation:
Hutton, Edna Rait. “Charles Ives-America's Musical Prophet.” Pan Pipes 46/2 (January 1955): 20-21.
Notes:

An obituary.

Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
W. Obituaries

Isham, Howard

Year: 1973
Complete Citation:
Isham, Howard. “The Musical Thinking of Charles Ives.” Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 31 (1973): 395-404.
Source: Journal
VI. Topical Studies
I. Compositional Process

Keats, Sheila

Year: 1954
Complete Citation:
Keats, Sheila. “Reference Articles on American Composers: An Index.” Juilliard Review 1 (Fall 1954): 28-29.
Source: Journal
VII. Entries in Larger Volumes
B. Encyclopedia Entries