Ives

[ ahyvz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Burl (I·cle I·van·hoe) [burl, , ik, -, uh, l , ahy, -v, uh, n-hoh], 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
Charles Edward, 1874–1954, U.S. composer.
Frederic Eugene, 1856–1937, U.S. inventor.
James Mer·ritt [jeymz, , mer, -it], 1824–95, U.S. lithographer. Compare Currier.
a male given name.

Ives

/ aɪvz /

IvesCharles Edward18741954MUSMUSIC: composer Charles Edward. 1874–1954, US composer, noted for his innovative use of polytonality, polyrhythms, and quarter tones. His works include Second Piano Sonata: Concord (1915), five symphonies, chamber music, and songs
IvesFrederick Eugene18561937MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Frederick Eugene. 1856–1937, US inventor of halftone photography

Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907.

In “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.

Few authors write more transparently about music than Swafford, who has also penned memorable lives of Brahms and Ives.

Schauer Ives says the ACLU plans to sue customs and border protection, as well as the individual doctors involved.

Scouting Report: Size-wise, Bob Costas (Syracuse '74) is clearly the underdog next to Oscar-winner Burl "Big Daddy" Ives.

I would be very much obliged to you to say if Mr. Halse is to pay me for my past attendance at St. Ives about the breakwater.

He was born in 1599 at Huntingdon, sixteen miles distant, and was twenty years a citizen of St. Ives, only a few miles away.

Cromwell's connection with St. Ives began in 1628, after he had been elected to Parliament.

St. Ives is now in the 5th chapter copying; in the 14th chapter of the dictated draft.

I am deep in St. Ives which, I believe, will be the next novel done.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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