[Bigg Red]

I do not care for Ives — hurts my ears. As does Copeland.

[aristotleman]

Your ears are primitive then.

Train them and educate them.

[Borges]

Ives associated discordant music with masculinity. The Classical Music establishment in the United States of the time was run by women and he was uncomfortable with its effeminate associations. ‘Stand up and use your ears like a man!’ Ives actually spoke like this.

[library user]

I do not care for Ives — hurts my ears. As does Copeland.

"You dang kids these days and your atonal composers! It's too much! I can't take all that cacophony!"