Chamber Orchestra

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Adagio Sostenuto: at Sea (see Set No. 3; see also Chamber Ensemble for original version)

Allegretto Sombreoso (see Set No. 1)

Ann Street (see Set No. 5: The Other Side of Pioneering)

Calcium Light Night (see Set No. 1/v)

Central Park in the Dark  MOB  8½ min. 
pic-1-1-1(E cl)-1; 0-1-1-0; perc (sn dr, b dr, opt cym), 2 pf; str
Ives Society critical edition by Jacques-Louis Monod (sc for sale, pts for rent)

Charlie Rutlage (see Set No. 5: The Other Side of Pioneering)

Chromâtimelôdtune  MJQ  5 min.
Realized by Kenneth Singleton (sc and pts for rent): 
0-0-1(E cl)-0; 0-2(E, B cnt)-1-1; b dr, pf; str
Realized by Gunther Schuller (sc for sale, pts for rent): 
0-1-1-1; 1-1-1-1; sn dr, ch, pf; 3vn, va, vc, cb
Realized by Gerard Schwarz: 
Brass qt (E cnt, B cnt, tbn, tuba) and perc (side dr, b dr, cym)

Circus Band (see March: The Circus Band)

"Country Band" March  MER  4 min. 
1(pic)-0-1-al sax-0; 0-cnt-2-0; perc (sn dr, b dr, cym), pf; str (no va)
Ives Society critical edition by James B. Sinclair (sc and pts for sale)
(Also arranged by James B. Sinclair for concert band)

Evening (see Set No. 6: From the Side Hill)

Fugue in Four Keys on "The Shining Shore"  MER  4 min. 
fl, cnt, str
Ives Society critical edition by John Kirkpatrick (sc and pts for sale)

The Gong on The Hook and Ladder or Firemen's Parade on Main Street PEER  2 min. 
1-0-1-1; 0-2-1-0; timp, perc (sn dr, tr), pf; str (opt gong)
Corrected edition by James B. Sinclair (sc and pts for sale)
(see also version for Chamber Ensemble)

"Gyp the Blood" or Hearst!? Which Is Worst?! (see Set No. 2)

Holiday Quickstep MER  2 min. 
pic, 2 cnt, pf, vn 1-2
Ives Society critical edition by James B. Sinclair (sc and pts for sale)
(Also performable by chamber ensemble with 2 single violins)

Incantation (Allegretto sombreoso) (see Set No. 1)

The Indians (see Set No. 2)

The Last Reader (see Set No. 2)

A Lecture (Tolerance) (see Set No. 1)

Like a Sick Eagle (see Set No. 1)

Luck and Work (see Set No. 3)

March No. 2, with "Son of a Gambolier"  PEER  3 min. 
1-0-1-0; 0-cnt-1-1(or db); perc (sn dr, b dr, cym, tr); vn 1-2
Ives Society critical edition by Kenneth Singleton (sc and pts for sale)
(Another version by Ives, for voice and piano, has also been arranged by Jonathan Elkus for symphonic band, by Gregg Smith for unison chorus and piano, and by Alexander Dashnaw for unison chorus and piano 4 hands.)

March No. 3, with "My Old Kentucky Home"  MER  2½ min. 
1-0-1-0; 0-cnt-1-1; perc (sn dr, b dr, cym); vn 1-2
Ives Society critical edition by Kenneth Singleton (sc and pts for sale)

March: The Circus Band PEER  2½ min.
Version 1 (sc and pts for rent): 1-0-1-0; 0-cnt-1-1/db; perc (sn dr, b dr); vn 1-2
Version 2 (George F. Roberts scoring; sc and pts for sale): pic-1-0-2-0;  0-1-3-1; perc (sn dr, b dr, cym); Vn 1-2, db (opt. vc, SSATTBB chorus)

Mists (see Set No. 6: From the Side Hill)

The New River (The Ruined River) (see Set No. 1)

Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England  MRC 19 min.
i. The "St. Gaudens" in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment)
ii. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
iii. The Housatonic at Stockbridge

For Versions 1 & 4: see Orchestra    

Version 2:
i. The "St. Gaudens" in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment)   
    
ii. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut       
iii. The Housatonic at Stockbridge       
1-1-E hn-1-1; 1-1-1-0; timp, perc (sn dr, b dr, cym), pf;  str [4/4/2/2/2] (opt pic, hn 2, tpt 2, pf 2) (Arranged by Ives in 1929 from original version for large orchestra.) Ives Society critical edn by James B. Sinclair (sc and pts for rent)

Version 3:
i. The "St. Gaudens" in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment)   
    
ii. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut       
iii. The Housatonic at Stockbridge       
1-1-E hn-1-1; 1-2-2-1; timp, perc (sn dr, b dr, cym), pf; str (opt pic, cl 2, hn 2-4, tpt 3-4, pf2/cel, org ped, theremin) (Adapted by Ives for 1935 publication from 1929 version.)  (sc for sale, pts for rent)

Overture and March "1776"  MER  3 min. 
2(2 pic)-1-1-0; 0-2 cnt-1-0; perc (sn dr, b dr, cym), pf; str (opt bells)
Ives Society critical edition by James B. Sinclair (sc for sale, pts for rent)
(Also arranged by James B. Sinclair for concert band)

The Pond MOB  1½ min. 
fl/vn, tpt/basset hn(or med vo), 2 hp, pf; str (opt cel/bells)
Ives Society critical edition by Jacques-Louis Monod (sc for sale, pts for rent)
(This version was later arranged by Ives, under the title "Remembrance," for voice and piano, and then for voice and chamber ensemble; also listed under Songs with Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble.)

Premonitions (see Set No. 3)

Quarter-Tone Chorale CFP  4½ min.
from "Three Quarter-Tone Pieces"
Realized by Alan Stout for string orchestra from Ives's instrumentation
directions in the original for 2 pf (sc and pts for sale)

The Rainbow  PEER  2 min. 
fl, basset hn/E hn(or med vo), pf, str
(sc and pts for sale)
(This version was later arranged by Ives for voice and piano; also listed under Songs with Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble.)

The See'r (see Set No. 1)

Set for Theatre Orchestra  MER  7½ min.
i. In the Cage 
ii. In the Inn 
iii. In the Night 
E hn/fl/cl/cnt, cl, bn/bar sax/tbn; hn/cl/E hn/tbn, timp, bells, pf (2 players); str (opt ob/fl/cl/cnt, fl/vn, hp/pf, org)
(sc and pts for rent; Ives Society critical edition in prep)

Set No. 1 9 min.
Total instr: pic(fl), E hn/ob/basset hn, 2 cl, bn, bar sx; alto hn, tpt/E hn/basset hn, cnt, tbn; perc (sn dr, t dr, b dr, cym), 2 pf (8 hands); str [4/4/2/3/1 minimum] (opt. bar sax 2, bn 2, tbn 2, tuba, tom-toms/timp) (Note: Complete work is available from Merion Music, Inc., by special arrangement with the other publishers.)
i. Scherzo: The See'r AMP  1 min.
Ives Society edn: cl, alto hn, cnt, dr, pf (opt tbn/bar sax) 
Schuller arr: cl, cnt, hn/tbn/t sax, perc (sn dr, b dr), pf 
ii. A Lecture (Tolerance)  MER  1 min.
Ives Society edn: fl, 2 bn, cnt, 2 tbn, t dr, str (opt db 2) 
Schuller arr: fl, cl, 2 bn, sn dr, str  Play!
iii. The Ruined River (The New River)  PEER  1 min.
Ives Society edn: 1(pic)-0-2-bar sax-0; 0-2 cnt-1-0; pf 
(opt. bar sax 2, t dr, 4 vn [or 2 vn & 2 va], voices)
Schuller arr: 1(pic)-0-2-bar sax-0; 0-2-1-0; timp, perc (t dr, b dr, cym, tamb), ch, pf; 4 vn, db
(Choral version, ed. Henry Cowell, is available for sale separately from publisher; see under Chorus with Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble.)
iv. Like a Sick Eagle  MER  1½ min.
Ives Society edn: fl, E hn/ob/basset hn; pf; str (vn, va [or vn2], vc, db) (opt db 2, voice)
Schuller arr: fl, E hn, pf, str 
v. Calcium Light Night   MER  2½ min.
Ives Society edn: pic, cl, cnt, tbn, b dr, 2 pf(8 hd) (opt 2 bn, tbn 2, tuba, cym, timp/tom-toms, sn dr, str [if all options are utilized, only one pf is required])
Cowell arr: pic, ob, cl, bn, tpt/cnt, tbn, perc (sn dr, b dr), 2 pf 
vi. Allegretto sombreoso (Incantation) PEER 2 min.
Ives Society edn: fl, tpt/E hn/basset hn; pf; 3 vn 
Schuller arr: fl, E hn/tpt/basset hn(or med vo); pf; 3 vn 
Gunther Schuller arrangement available for rent (sc and pts)
Ives Society critical edition by David Porter of the original version (sc and pts for rent)

Set No. 2  5 min.
Total instr of Ives Society edn: 2 fl, ob/E hn, bn; Indian dr/tom-tom, pf, org; str
[2/2/2/2/2 minimum] (opt cl, tpt/cnt)
Total instr of Schuller arr: 2-1-0-1; 0-1-1-0; tom-tom, glock, pf; str
(Note: Complete work is available from Merion Music, Inc. by special arrangement.)
i. Largo: The Indians  AMP  2 min.
Ives Society edn: Ob/E hn/basset hn/tpt, bn; Indian dr, pf; str  [2/2/2/2/1 minimum] (opt. voice)
Schuller arr: ob, bn, tpt, tom-tom, pf, str 
ii. "Gyp the Blood" or Hearst!? Which is Worst?!  PEER  1 min.
Ives Society critical edn: fl, cl, bn, tpt, pf, str (realized by  Kenneth Singleton, sc and pts for sale)
[ii.*] Ann Street  MER  1 min.  
fl, tpt, tbn, glock, pf
*Used as the 2nd mvt in Gunter Schuller's version of this set
iii. Andante: The Last Reader  MER  2 min.
Ives Society edn: 2 fl, E hn/cnt/cl, org, 2 va (opt voice)
Schuller arr: 2 fl, tpt, str 
Gunther Schuller arrangement available for rent (sc and pts)
Ives Society critical edition by David Porter of the original version in prep (sc and pts for rent)

Set No. 3 4 min.
Total instr of Ives Society edn by David Porter: Fl, ob, basset hn/E hn, cl; t dr, pf/hp; str [6/6/6/5/3 minimum] (opt cel/glock)
Total instr of Schuller arr: 1-1-E hn-1-1; 3-1-1-1; perc (field dr/sn dr, b dr), cel/glock, hp, pf; str (3/0/1/1/1)
(Note: Complete work is available from Merion Music, Inc. by special arrangement.)
i. Adagio sostenuto: At Sea PEER  1½ min.
Ives Society edn: E hn/basset hn/fl; cel/glock, pf/hp; 2 vn, va/vn (opt vc)
Schuller arr: E hn; cel/glock, hp, pf; 3 vn 
(see also under Chamber Ensemble for original version, published separately)
ii. Luck and Work MER  1 min.
Ives Society edn: Fl, basset hn/E hn; dr, pf; 3 vn (opt 4th vn)
Schuller arr: fl, E hn, field dr/sn dr, pf, str [3/0/1/1/1] 
iii. Premonitions   MER  1½ min.
Ives Society edn: Fl, ob, cl, basset hn/E hn; t dr, pf; str [6/6/6/5/3 minimum players] (opt cel/glock, voice)
Schuller arr: 1-1-E hn-1-1; 3-1-1-1; b dr, cel, pf; str [3/0/1/1/1] 
Gunther Schuller arrangement available for rent (sc and pts)
Ives Society critical edition by David Porter of the original version in prep (sc and pts for rent)

Set No. 5: The Other Side of Pioneering  5½ min.
Total instr: Pic, ob(E hn), E cl, bn, [alto] sx, [bar] sx; 0-2-1-1; perc (sn dr, b dr, tom-tom), pf; str (sc and pts on rental, except as noted for mvt 3)
i. The New River  PEER  1 min.
Porter/Ives Society edn: sax, tpt, pf, 2 vn
ii. The Indians  AMP  2 min.
Porter/Ives Society edn: ob, tpt, pf, str
iii. Charlie Rutlage  AMP  3 min. 
Ives Society critical edn by Kenneth Singleton: pic, E hn, Eb cl, bn; tpt, tbn, tba; perc (sn dr, b dr, tom-tom), pf; str; opt vo (bar or mez) (sc and pts for sale)
iv. Ann Street  MER  1 min.
Porter/Ives Society edn: sax, tpt, pf, vn, va

Set No. 6: From the Side Hill  8 min.
Total instr: Fl, ob, basset hrn/E hn; tpt; cel/golck, hp, pf; str (possibly also cl, bn)
i. Mists  MER  1½ min. 
fl (or med vo), pf; str (3 vn, 2 va, vc, db) (opt cel/bells)
Ives Society critical edition by Kenneth Singleton (sc and pts for sale)
ii. The Rainbow   PEER  2 min. 
fl, basset hn/E hn (or voice), hp, org, str (or pf may replace hp & org) (sc and pts for sale)
iii. Afterglow  MER  2 min.
Realized by David Porter: fl/ob/E hn (or both fl and ob), cel/glock, hp/pf (or both); str (2/2/2/1/1)
iv. Evening AMP  2 min. 
fl, ob; cel/glock, pf; 3 vn (opt voice)
Ives Society critical edition by Kenneth Singleton (sc and pts for sale)

Set No. 7: Water Colors  5 min.
i. At Sea (not orchestrated in this version, see Set No. 3)
ii. Swimmers  MER  1 min. 
1-1-2-2; 1-1-2-1; sn dr, b dr, ch, pf; str (edited by James B. Sinclair)
(sc and pts for rent)
iii. The Pond (Remembrance) PEER  1 min. 
fl/tpt/hn, fl/vn, hp/pf, vn/fl (sc and pts for sale under title "Remembrance")
iv. Full Fathom Five (not orchestrated by Ives)

Set No. 8: Songs without Voices  4 min.
i. The New River (not orchestrated for this set)
ii. The Indians AMP  2 min.
tpt, pf (opt ob, bar sax/bn, str)
Edited by David Porter (sc and pts available for rent)
iii. Ann Street  MER  1 min.
Schuller arr: fl, tpt, tbn, glock, pf 
Porter arr: tpt, pf (opt fl, bar sax/tbn, 4 vn [or 2 vn, 2 va])
(both versions sc and pts available for rent)

Set No. 9 of Three Pieces  8 min.
Total instr: 2 fl, fl 3/ob, fl 4/cl, E hn, cl; alto hn, tpt; perc (sn dr, b dr), pf; str
i. Andante con moto: The Last Reader  MER  2 min.
Schuller arr (sc and pts available for rent): 2 fl, tpt, str 
Porter edn (sc and pts available for rent):
Version 1: 2 fl, E hn/cnt/cl, str
Version 2: fl/cl, tpt, pf, str (1/1/1/1/1)
ii. Scherzo: The See'r   PEER  1 min.
(see Set No. 1/i)
iii. Largo to Presto: The Unanswered Question PEER  6 min. 
2 fl, fl 3/ob, fl 4/cl, tpt/ob/E hn/cl, str (str qrt or 5-part str orch)

Set No. 10 of Three Pieces 4½ min.
Total instr: fl, ob/E hn, basset hn, bn, tom-tom, pf, str
i. Largo molto: Like a Sick Eagle (see Set No. 1/iv)
ii. Allegro-Andante: Luck and Work (see Set No. 3/ii)
iii. Adagio: The Indians (see Set No. 2/i)

Tolerance, A Lecture: (see Set No. 1)

Tone Roads No. 1  PEER  3 min. 
Version 1: fl, cl, bn, pf
(Ives Society critical edition in prep)
Version 2: fl, cl, bn, str
(sc and pts for sale; Ives Society critical edition in prep)

Tone Roads No. 3  PEER  3 min. 
fl, cl, tpt, tbn, ch, pf, str
(sc and pts for sale; Ives Society critical edition in prep)

The Unanswered Question  PEER  6 min. 
4 fl (or 2 fl, ob, cl), tpt/ob/E hn/cl, str (str qrt or 5-pt str orch)
Ives Society critical edition by Paul C. Echols and Noel Zahler (sc for sale, pts for rent)

Washington's Birthday  AMP  9 min. 
First Movement (Winter) of "A Symphony: New England Holidays"
fl(pic), hn, Jew's hp (or 2 cl), str (opt bn, tbn, bells/pf)
Ives Society critical edition by James B. Sinclair (sc for sale, pts for rent)

When the Moon Is on the Wave, Allegretto sombreoso: (see Set No. 1/vi)