Holidays Symphony
Album by Charles Ives & Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra
Holidays Symphony is a symphony by American composer Charles Ives, completed in 1913. The work blends experimental orchestration, polytonality and the incorporation of American vernacular melodies across its multi-movement structure, exemplifying Ives's use of musical collage and marking a departure from late-Romantic symphonic norms in early 20th-century American music.
First released: 1975
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- 1.Holidays Symphony: I. Washington’s Birthday
- 2.Holidays Symphony: II. Decoration Day
- 3.Holidays Symphony: III. The Fourth of July
- 4.Holidays Symphony: IV. Thanksgiving and Forefathers Day
