Compare the music of Ives and Copland. Discuss their differing views regarding communicating with an audience,
and their musical style, in particular their treatment of melody (and source of themes), harmony, and texture.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Ives composed to suit himself, Copland tried to make his music accessible to ordinary citizens; melodies of
both tended to preexistent American themes although Ives combined his tunes in such as way as to make the
familiar unfamiliar; Ives frequently included polytonality and his dissonance is harsh and jarring dissonance;
Copland softens and makes it more palatable through widely spaced chords; Ives's texture tends to be thick
and dense, Copland's texture is open, usually with a bass, treble, and middle.
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A. the Santana version is distinctive on account of the fact that it is accompanied by a symphony orchestra. B. there is no similarity whatsoever. C. the underlying cha cha chá groove is common to both versions, but in the Santana version that basic groove is enhanced by the drumset part and a somewhat "freer" rhythmic approach generally. D. the rhythms are the same, but the original melody of the song has been eliminated.
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