The musical style is essentially tonal, evoking the work's period setting through galops and marches; instrumental interludes are highly programmatic, and choral ensembles make use of original onomatopoeic devices. The music of Treasure Island is more adventurous; colorful hornpipes are used, but the language is richly chromatic and there is considerable rhythmic intensity. Through _his_ editorial work, Elkus has focused on the music of Charles Ives. <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Elkus <sep>, B: Charles Ives