The Unanswered Question (Ives, Charles)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1908
Genre Categories Pieces; For 4 flutes, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the flute; Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the double bass; For 10 players; For 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the oboe; Scores featuring the English horn; Scores featuring the clarinet

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#718400 - 8.92MB - 5:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/N/25 - 16×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/22)

Performer Pages Zimbler Sinfonietta (ensemble)
Lukas Foss (conductor)
Publisher Info. Unicorn Records, 1956. UN LP 1037.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Synthesized/MIDI

 Synthesized Performance
#280625 - 4.55MB - 4:58 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/36/25 - 565×⇩ - MP3 - QuinnMason

MP3 file (audio)
QuinnMason (2013/5/11)

Publisher Info. Quinn Mason
Performers Garritan Personal Orchestra
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score (CA)
#05327 - 1.62MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - NachoBA

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NachoBA (2007/4/16)

Publisher. Info. New York: Southern Music Publishing Co., 1953. Plate 246-5.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Parts

 Flute 1 (CA)
#684748 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

⇒ 8 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3 (or Oboe) • Flute 4 (or Clarinet) • Trumpet (C) (or English Horn or Oboe or Clarinet) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Flute 2 (CA)
#684749 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

 Flute 3 (or Oboe) (CA)
#684750 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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 Flute 4 (or Clarinet) (CA)
#684751 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

 Trumpet (C) (or English Horn or Oboe or Clarinet) (CA)
#684752 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

 Violins I (CA)
#684753 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

 Violins II (CA)
#684754 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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 Violas (CA)
#684755 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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 Cellos/Basses (CA)
#684756 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/25 - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/3/26)

Publisher. Info. New York: Southern Music Publishing Co., 1953.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title The Unanswered Question
Alternative. Title
Composer Ives, Charles
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICI 16
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1908
First Publication. 1940
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation 2 flutes, flute (or oboe), flute (or clarinet), trumpet (or English horn or oboe or clarinet), strings
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