TABLE OF CONTENTS:

BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
INTRODUCTORY FOOTNOTE BY CHARLES IVES
INTRODUCTION
I--PROLOGUE
II--EMERSON
III--HAWTHORNE
IV--"THE ALCOTS"
V--THOREAU
VI--EPILOGUE


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BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


Charles Ives (1874-1954) was probably one of the most psycho-
intellectually brilliant, imaginative and flexible Americans to
ever "walk the land of freedom." A graduate of Yale, he became a
multi-millionaire in the American insurance industry, introducing
brilliant innovations within that industry. He also, unlike a
few composers, found the time and the money (being a shrewd and
practical businessman) to get married and have children.

His accomplishments for which he is best known, however, are
those in the field of music. At the time of its composition,
Ives' music was probably the most radically modern in history,