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George Whitefield Chadwick

1854 - 1931

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George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Whitefield Chadwick is the 1,387th most popular composer, the 12,479th most popular biography from United States and the 130th most popular American Composer.

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Among composers, George Whitefield Chadwick ranks 1,387 out of 1,451. Before him are Jimmy McHugh, Joseph Lamb, Don Davis, Ray Noble, Olga Neuwirth, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes. After him are Charles Wuorinen, William Grant Still, Lera Auerbach, Erik Mongrain, Frank Loesser, and Oliver Knussen.

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Among people born in 1854, George Whitefield Chadwick ranks 125. Before him are Queenie Newall, Birt Acres, Annie Lorrain Smith, Arthur Barclay, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, and Edward Carson. After him is Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone. Among people deceased in 1931, George Whitefield Chadwick ranks 147. Before him are Charles Hefferon, Frank Harris, Lidiya Tseraskaya, James Neill, Tom Roberts, and Vachel Lindsay. After him are Henrietta Edwards, and Robert Edeson.

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Among people born in United States, George Whitefield Chadwick ranks 12,479 out of 20,380. Before him are Levi Woodbury (1789), Sara Rue (1979), Diane Neal (1976), Guy Kibbee (1882), Steven Michael Quezada (1963), and George M. Bibb (1776). After him are Charles Wuorinen (1938), Demetrious Johnson (1986), John Barrasso (1952), Justin Berfield (1986), Darrall Imhoff (1938), and Blake Griffin (1989).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, George Whitefield Chadwick ranks 130. Before him are Norman Dello Joio (1913), David Newman (1954), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Joseph Lamb (1887), Don Davis (1957), and Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884). After him are Charles Wuorinen (1938), William Grant Still (1895), Frank Loesser (1910), Robert Ashley (1930), Justin Hurwitz (1985), and Bernie Worrell (1944).

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