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“This War Is Too Dreadful to Write About”: Composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Reactions to World War I

“This War Is Too Dreadful to Write About”: Composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Reactions to... mAriANNe betZ "this War is too Dreadful to Wre About": Composer Gege Whefield Chadwick's reactions to Wld War i1 When uned States ficially entered Great War 1917, this resonated a hherto unknown wave patriotism that affected Ger-affiliated mical life y American cies on vario levels. A confion emotions emerged wh declaration war. boston, Gege Whefield Chadwick (1854­1931), one cy's leadg composers and direct New eng Conservato sce 1897, even began to doubt imptance mical activy as such. "over all hangs this dreadful febodg impendg calamy," Chadwick wrote distress. "How can one thk mic when future holds such dreadful possibilies?"2 Chadwick's reactions, both verbal and mical, highlight impact that nationalism aroed by war had on mic and on mical activies. severe blow that struck boston's cultural life as a result growg anti-Ger climate shook to ce foundations s most imptant mical ensemble, boston Symphony chestra, and th deeply affected Chadwick, himself a key figure boston's mical netwks, terms both his personal life and his productivy as a composer. on 5 may 1918, about one year after declaration war on Ge on 6 April 1917, mila diction a headle New Yk Times marianne betz is press micology at Hochschule für http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Music University of Illinois Press

“This War Is Too Dreadful to Write About”: Composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Reactions to World War I

Betz, Marianne
American Music , Volume 34 (4) – Apr 15, 2016
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mAriANNe betZ "this War is too Dreadful to Wre About": Composer Gege Whefield Chadwick's reactions to Wld War i1 When uned States ficially entered Great War 1917, this resonated a hherto unknown wave patriotism that affected Ger-affiliated mical life y American cies on vario levels. A confion emotions emerged wh declaration war. boston, Gege Whefield Chadwick (1854­1931), one cy's leadg composers and direct New eng Conservato sce 1897, even began to doubt imptance mical activy as such. "over all hangs this dreadful febodg impendg calamy," Chadwick wrote distress. "How can one thk mic when future holds such dreadful possibilies?"2 Chadwick's reactions, both verbal and mical, highlight impact that nationalism aroed by war had on mic and on mical activies. severe blow that struck boston's cultural life as a result growg anti-Ger climate shook to ce foundations s most imptant mical ensemble, boston Symphony chestra, and th deeply affected Chadwick, himself a key figure boston's mical netwks, terms both his personal life and his productivy as a composer. on 5 may 1918, about one year after declaration war on Ge on 6 April 1917, mila diction a headle New Yk Times marianne betz is press micology at Hochschule für

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Published: Apr 15, 2016

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