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Real Audio - The Unanswered Question
This work is something of a Transcendental program piece. The strings (playing backstage) represent eternity while the trumpet asks a serious question in a forthright manner and is mocked each time by the winds (growing increasingly more dissonant with each answer). In the end, no answer is given, and the strings fade away.
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Real Audio - The Fourth of July from Holidays (Symphony)
One of the hallmarks of Ives' style is his use of collage technique. Here, fragments (sometimes distorted) of well-known melodies are juxtaposed to create the impression of a Fourth of July celebration. In this excerpt, you can hear "Battle Cry of Freedom," "Reveille," and "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"-among others.
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