A recent John Adams piece fictionally claims that his father knew this man.  His chamber works include From the Side Hill and The Other Side of Pioneering, while his Second Sy
A recent John Adams piece fictionally claims that his father knew this man.  His chamber works include From the Side Hill and The Other Side of Pioneering, while his Second Symphony ends with a chord nicknamed "the Bronx Cheer."  Central Park in the Dark was written as a response to the "cosmic drama" of a better-known piece dominated by woodwinds seeking "the invisible answer."  In addition to The Unanswered Question, he wrote a piano sonata with movements nicknamed for Emerson and Hawthorne, and the Alcotts.  For 10 points, name this eclectic American composer of The Concord Sonata and Three Places in New England.
A recent John Adams piece fictionally claims that his father knew this man.  
Charles Ives