Charles Ives - Omens and Oracles

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Phantoms of the future, spectres of the past
In the wakeful night came round me sighing
Crying "Fool beware, Fool beware!"
Check the feeling o'er thee stealing
Let thy first love be thy last
Or if love again thou must at least this fatal love forbear,"
Amara! Amara! Amara!

Now the dark breaks, now the lark wakes;
Now the voices fleet away
Now the breeze about the blossom;
Now the ripple in the reed;
Beams and buds and birds begin to sing
And say, "Love her for she loves thee."
And I know not which to heed
O, cara amara amara

Release Date: January 01, 1922

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"Omens and Oracles" by Charles Ives is a haunting and mysterious song that explores the themes of love, fate, and the passage of time. The lyrics speak of phantoms of the future and spectres of the past, warning the listener to beware of fatal love. The song transitions from a dark, foreboding tone to a lighter, more hopeful one, as the voices fade away and nature begins to awaken. The conflicting messages of love and caution create a sense of uncertainty and tension throughout the piece. The music is both ethereal and melancholic, drawing the listener into a world of mystery and emotion.

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Arguably the first modernist composer, Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a solitary figure who composed in obscurity for most of his life. The son of a U.S. Army bandleader, Ives enjoyed a wildly successful career as an insurance executive. In his spare time, he composed music in a wide variety of genres that combined popular song, church hymns, military marches, and European art music in ways that used tone clusters, polytonality, and other techniques decades before they were adopted by European composers.