Charles Ives - A Night Song

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The young May moon is beaming; love
The glow-worm's lamp is gleaming, love
How sweet to rove
Through Morna's grove
When the drowsy world is dreaming, love!
Then awake! The heavens look bright, my dear
'Tis never too late for delight
And best of all ways
To lengthen days
Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear
When the drowsy world is dreaming, love!

Release Date: January 01, 1922

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"A Night Song" by Charles Ives is a beautiful and romantic piece that captures the magic of a moonlit night. The lyrics evoke a sense of tranquility and intimacy, as the young May moon beams and the glow-worm's lamp gleams. The singer expresses the joy of wandering through Morna's grove while the world sleeps, and encourages their beloved to awaken and enjoy the beauty of the night sky. The song suggests that stealing a few hours from the night can bring happiness and prolong the feeling of delight. With its dreamy atmosphere and poetic imagery, "A Night Song" is a timeless ode to love and the wonders of the night.

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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.