The Unanswered Question (1930-1935)

for chamber orchestra

by Charles Ives (1874-1954)

general information

composition date
1930-1935
revisition date
1908
duration
6min
publisher
Peer Music, Hambourg

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Other chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

4 flutes [ou 2 flûtes, 1 hautbois, 1 clarinette], trumpet [ou hautbois/cor anglais/clarinette], strings [quintette ou orchestre]

information about the creation

date
May 11, 1946
location

États-Unis, New York, McMillin Theatre

interpreters

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" 


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