ABSTRACT
Block’s extensive bibliography remains an excellent reference source for publications prior to 1988. It includes a brief biography of Ives; a list of works and premieres, selected performances, and publication facts; a discography of recordings commercially available in 1987; and the main bibliography itself, which divides its 817 entries by topic. Block’s annotations are thorough and knowledgeable. He includes every major Ives publication in the English language, plus several foreign-language sources. As stated in the Introduction, the bibliography tends to include more works published between 1974 and 1987, and fewer pre-1974 sources.
