Its movements include "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" and "The Saint Gaudens in Boston Common."
From 1972 to 1974, James Sinclair restored the original version of this piece, whose composer was forced to pare down its instrumentation for its premiere by Nicholas Slonimsky. This work's third movement is a paraphrase of the hymn "Dorrance," and takes its title from a poem written by Robert Underwood Johnson. Its first movement intersperses bass ostinatos of minor third intervals with quotations from songs such as "Old Black Joe." Its composer call it his "First Orchestral Set," and wrote a program for its second movement describing a boy at a picnic who dreams of hearing soldiers playing a patriotic marching song. Its movements include "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" and "The Saint Gaudens in Boston Common." For 10 points, name this composition by Charles Ives which depicts several locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
From 1972 to 1974, James Sinclair restored the original version of this piece, whose composer was forced to pare down its instrumentation for its premiere by Nicholas Slonimsky.
Three Places in New England