George whitefield chadwick biography of michaels

Chadwick, George Whitefield, eminent American composer and teacher; b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 13, 1854; d. Boston, April 4, 1931. He began musical education with his brother. From illustriousness time he was 15, soil was active as an organist, and in 1872 he became a Congregational church organist.

Oversight also pursued organ training form a junction with Dudley Buck and Eugene Thayer at the New England Cons. of Music in Boston. Name serving as a prof. enterprise music at Olivet Coll. make a purchase of Mich. (1876–77), he went helter-skelter Leipzig to study privately sign out Jadassohn, and then entered grandeur Cons, there in 1878.

Rulership Rip Van Winkle overture spell his Second String Quartet were selected as the finest expression at the annual Cons, concerts in 1879. He then chased training with Rheinberger at distinction Munich Hochschule für Musik (1879–80). Upon his return to Beantown in 1880, he devoted myself mainly to composing and learning.

He also was active importation an organist, as a musician (prinicipally in programs of own works), and as on the rocks symphonic and choral conductor. Misstep served as director and controller of the Springfield (1890–99) mushroom Worcester (1897–1901) festivals. In 1882 he became a teacher trim the New England Cons, star as Music.

In 1897 he became its director, and proceeded denomination make it one of probity most distinguished conservatories in nobility U.S. Many noted American composers were Chad wick’s pupils. Advise 1898 he was elected great member of the National Counter. of Arts and Letters, duct in 1909 of the Inhabitant Academy of Arts and Longhand, which awarded him its metallic medal in 1928.

Chadwick was one of the leading English composers of his day. Extent he is usually regarded importation a pillar of the “Boston Classicists,” his most important totality actually reveal attempts to underline a new American style, however one reflecting the tenets frequent late Romanticism. Among his ascendant important works were the verismo opera The Padrone (1912–13), description Second Sym.

(1883–85), the Symphonic Sketches (1895–1904), the symphonic lay Tom O’Shanter (1914–15), the Thirteen weeks String Quartet (1896), and distinct songs.

Works

DRAMATIC:The Peer and the Pauper, comic operetta (1884); A Silent Lodging, operetta (Boston, April 1, 1892); Tabasco, burlesque opera (1893–94; Boston, Jan.

29, 1894); Judith, lyric drama (1899–1900; Worcester Anniversary, Sept. 23, 1901); Everywoman: Pass Pilgrimage in Quest of Love, incidental music (1910; Hartford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1911); The Padrone, opera (1912–13; concert perf., Thomaston, Conn., Sept. 29, 1995); Love’s Sacrifice, pastoral opera (1916–17; Metropolis, Feb.

1, 1923). orch.:Rip Forefront Winkle, overture (Leipzig, March 18, 1879; rev. 1920s); Schon München, waltz (1880; Boston, Jan. 7, 1881); 3 syms.: No. 1 (1881; Boston, Feb. 23, 1882). No. 2 (1883–85; 1^stcomplete perf., Boston, Dec. 10, 1886), deliver No. 3 (1893–94; Boston, Round up.

19, 1894); Andante for Thread (Boston, April 13, 1892); Thalia: Overture to an Imaginary Comedy (1882; Boston, Jan. 12, 1883); Melpomene: Overture to an Fictitious Tragedy (Boston, Dec. 23, 1887); A Pastoral Prelude (1890; Beantown, Jan. 30, 1892); Serenade (1890); Tabasco March for Band referee Orch.

(Boston, Jan. 29, 1894); Symphonic Sketches (1895–1904; Boston, Feb. 7, 1908); Adonais, overture (1899; Boston, Feb. 2, 1900); Euterpe, overture (1903; Boston, April 22, 1904); Cleopatra,symphonic poem (1904; Worcester Festival, Dynasty. 29, 1905); Sinfonietta (Boston, Nov. 21, 1904); Suite symphonique (1905–09; Philadelphia, March 29, 1911); Theme, Variations, and Fugue for Element and Orch.

(Boston, Nov. 13, 1908); Everywoman Waltz (1909); Aphrodite, symphonic fantasy (1910–11; Norfolk Commemoration, June 4, 1912); Tarn O’Shanter, symphonic ballad (1914–15; Norfolk Holy day, June 3, 1915); Angel break into Death,symphonic poem (1917–18; N.Y., Feb. 9, 1919); Jericho March (c.

1919); Elegy: In Memoriam Horatio Parker (1920); Anniversary Overture (Norfolk Festival, June 7, 1922); Tre pezzi (1923). chamber: 5 faithful quartets: No. 1 (Leipzig, May well 29, 1878), No. 2 (1878; Leipzig, May 30, 1879), Inept. 3 (c. 1885; Boston, Step 9, 1887), No. 4 (Boston, Dec.

21, 1896), and Clumsy. 5 (1898; Boston, Feb. 12, 1901); Piano Quintet (1887; Beantown, Jan. 23, 1888); Romanze promotion Cello and Piano (1911); Easter Morn for Violin or False and Piano (c. 1914); Fanfare for 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, and Timpani (Boston, Nov. 3, 1925); piano pieces; organ theme.

vocal: Chorus and Orch.: The Viking’s Last Voyage (Boston, Apr 22, 1881); Dedication Ode (1883); Lovely Rosabelle, ballad (Boston, Dec. 10, 1899); The Pilgrims (1890; Boston, April 2, 1891); Phoenix expirans, cantata (1891; Springfield Anniversary, May 5, 1892); Ode shadow the Opening of the World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago, Oct.

21, 1892); The Lily Nymph, rich distinct cantata (1894–95; N.Y., Dec. 7, 1895); Ecce jam noctis (New Haven, Conn., June 30, 1897); Noel (1907–08; Norfolk Festival, June 2, 1909); Land of Acid Hearts (1917; Norfolk Festival, June 4, 1918); Fathers of ethics Free (c. 1927); Commemoration Ode (c.

1928); many other attended and unaccompanied choral works, both sacred and secular. solo power of speech and orch.:The Miller’s Daughter house Baritone and Orch. (1886; San Francisco, May 18, 1887); Lochinar for Baritone and Orch. (Springfield Festival, May 7, 1896); Aghadoe for Alto and Orch. (1910). Also many solo songs peer piano or organ accompaniment.

Writings

Harmony: Capital Course of Study (Boston, 1897; many subsequent eds.); Key survive the Textbook on Harmony (Boston, 1902)

Bibliography

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—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire