Chapter 1 Musical Examples and Illustrations Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 An American Sport—An American Composer Chapter 5 Constant Change—The Growth of Major League Baseball Chapter 6 A Life of Baseball—A"Manly" Game Chapter 7 Playing the Game—Baseball in Completed Compositions Chapter 8 Musical Sketches of Ballplayers—A Baseball Fan's Record Chapter 9 Baseball Techniques—From Sketch to Compositional Language Chapter 10 Notes Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author
Timothy Johnson teaches music theory at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y.
Johnson's style is direct and readable without being esoteric, even
when discussing some of the weightier elements of music
theory....Inasmuch as Johnson's stated intent is to show Ives' love
of baseball as a 'proving ground' for later developments in his
musical evolution, it would be a fair assessment to say that he
achieves this goal well.
*Aethlon: Journal of Sports Literature*
This study delineates how the art and sport of baseball affected
Ives and presents analytical and contextual treatments of his
musical compositions pertaining to baseball.
*Reference and Research Book News*
No one before Timothy Johnson has attempted to examine the
relationship of Ives's interest in baseball to his music. The topic
is very innovative, the approach fruitful, and the findings
illuminating both about Ives as a person and about his music.
*J. Peter Burkholder, President, The Charles Ives Society*
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