Article from "Keynote," a New York classical music radio station magazine of the 1980's, discussing similarities between two seminal creators: the American composer Charles Ives, and the Irish novelist James Joyce. The article is based on a little-known connection between the two: Ives' orchestral work "The General Slocum" is based on a real-live shipping disaster in New York City in June, 1904, that was mentioned in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," which takes place on June 16, 1904.
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Charles Ives, James Joyce, And the General Slocum - Article by Corey Field
Article from "Keynote," a New York classical music radio station magazine of the 1980's, discussing similarities between two seminal creators: the American composer Charles Ives, and the Irish novelist James Joyce. The article is based on a little-known connection between the two: Ives' orchestral work "The General Slocum" is based on a real-live shipping disaster in New York City in June, 1904, that was mentioned in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," which takes place on June 16, 1904.
Article from "Keynote," a New York classical music radio station magazine of the 1980's, discussing similarities between two seminal creators: the American composer Charles Ives, and the Irish novelist James Joyce. The article is based on a little-known connection between the two: Ives' orchestral work "The General Slocum" is based on a real-live shipping disaster in New York City in June, 1904, that was mentioned in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," which takes place on June 16, 1904.