Charles Ives :: The Unanswered Question, S.50


 

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Ives, Charles
1874-1954
(b Danbury, CT, 20 Oct 1874; d New York, 19 May 1954). American
The Unanswered Question, S.50 <1908; rev 1930–1935>
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Flute 3 may be taken by oboe; flute 4 by clarinet. Possible substitutions for tp: Eh, ob, or cl.
Composer's comments: "The trumpet should use a mute unless playing in a very large room, or with a larger string orchestra... If a large string orchestra is playing, the full treble woodwind choir may be used at the discretion of the conductor..."
Critical ed. by Paul Echols & Noel Zahler, 1985 (Ives Society). This score contains both the original 1906 version, and the revision of c.1930-35.