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George Whitefield Chadwick

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George Whitefield Chadwick 1854-1931, American composer, b. Lowell, Mass., studied in Germany. In 1882 he joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, of which he was director from 1897 until his death. His chief compositions are the overtures The Miller's Daughter (1884) and Rip Van Winkle (1879); the opera Judith (1901); and especially Symphonic Sketches (1908) and the song A Ballad of Trees and the Master (1899). Although much influenced by German music, Chadwick's best works have been described as having Yankee humor and impudence. Author not... Read more
Chadwick, George
Chadwick, George (Whitefield) ( b Lowell, Mass., 1854; d Boston, 1931). Amer. composer, organist, and conductor. Teacher, org., and choral cond. in Boston... Read more
Price, Florence Beatrice
...members of the school's faculty, which included some of the top composers in the United States. One of them, George Whitefield Chadwick, was a follower of nationalist styles and urged Price to incorporate African-American materials into her music... Read more

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