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Was Charles Ives' music widely adopted during the 20th century?

  • Yes, his experimentation was foreshadowing

  • No

  • Only in the latter half

  • Only in the first half

Answer

Charles Ives' music was not widely adopted during the 20th century, but his experimentation was foreshadowing of the music that would come later. He was a pioneer of atonality and polytonality, and his use of dissonance and unusual rhythms was ahead of its time.
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