This 1906 orchestral piece describes New York's Central Park, the sounds of the city (quoting Sousa's Washington Post March) contrasting with the mysterious sounding strings describing the woods. It is recommended for listening in QCA Unit 13 'Painting with Sound' for KS2 but there is plenty for KS3&4 pupils to focus on, with Ives' use of shifting chords in the strings (a combination of different intervals thirds, fourths, and fifths) and his use of dissonance.
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