George whitefield a definitive biography of beethoven

George Whitefield Chadwick is my favorite composer of that group commonly classified as “The Second New England School,” prominent American musicians, who largely modeled themselves on the European Romantics and were destined to be eclipsed bygd the later, more overtly “American” followers of Aaron Copland and George Gershwin. The school included John Knowles Paine (America’s first music professor), Horatio Parker (teacher of Charles Ives), Amy Beach (a virtuoso pianist who curtailed her compositional activity during the years of her marriage), Arthur Foote (my second favorite of the group), and Edward MacDowell (“the American Grieg”).

These composers studied abroad (there were few options then), learned their lessons well, and largely emulated the German masters in their own works. Schumann, Brahms, and Mendelssohn loomed large, with Beethoven often lurking in the background. There were exceptions, of course. Amy Beach countered Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony with her own “Gaelic

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George Whitefield Chadwick

American composer (–)

George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, – April 4, ) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.

His works included several operas, three symphonies, five string quartets, tone poems, incidental music, songs and choral anthems. Along with a group of other composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Chadwick was one of those responsible for the first significant body of concert music by composers from the United States.

Early life

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Born in a rural part of Lowell, Massachusetts, Chadwick received some early musical training from organ lessons given by his older brother, Fitz Henry. He