American composers on my list

Posted by Amphissa (A) on November 25, 2015 at 11:17:05

In Reply to: Thanksgiving music posted by TGR on November 25, 2015 at 09:23:03:

I tend to prefer American composers. My personal choices include.

George Gershwin
Howard Hanson (esp 4th Symphony)
Alan Hovhaness (esp Mysterious Mountain)
Charles Loeffler (symphonic poems)
Louis Gottschalk
Duke Ellington
Erich Korngold
William Grant Still

Boston Six composers:
Amy Beach
Arthur Foote (esp his chamber music)
John Knowles Paine
Horatio Parker
Edward MacDowell
George Chadwick

There are others too. I just sort through the pile to find something interesting.

There are only a few non-American composers I ever play on Thanksgiving Day. Dvorak's New World Symphony and his American Quartet (No. 12). I also sometimes include Myaskovsky's 21st Symphony (1938), which was commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)

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Topic - Thanksgiving music - TGR 09:23:03 11/25/15 (21)

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Nat, Ella, Shearing, London - LWR 18:54:48 11/26/15 (1)

Nice * - Mike K 19:42:56 11/26/15 (0)

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RE: Thanksgiving music - briggs 05:05:22 11/26/15 (0)

RE: Thanksgiving music - mkuller 14:46:02 11/25/15 (0)

Roy Harris Symphony 3, Morten Lauridsen's "Lux Aeterna" - John Marks 14:05:46 11/25/15 (3)

Harris is incredible symphony. Those chord progressions! - jdaniel@jps.net 13:16:16 11/26/15 (2)

"Let's not kid ourselves," Roy Harris once wrote... (BBC YT) - John Marks 08:38:19 11/27/15 (1)

I have a handsome, pristine Bernstein Columbia 6 eye. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:54:12 11/27/15 (0)

RE: Thanksgiving music - Jim Treanor 12:15:07 11/25/15 (0)

Something stuffy - genungo 11:35:39 11/25/15 (2)

RE: Something stuffy - Old SteveA 12:12:44 11/27/15 (0)

LOL! - The wit flows freely today! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:50:03 11/25/15 (0)

Duke Ellington... N/T - musetap 11:30:12 11/25/15 (0)

American composers on my list - Amphissa 11:17:05 11/25/15 (0)

Dvorak's "New World" Symphony and "American" String Quartet! - John Marks 09:33:53 11/25/15 (2)

The Prince of Snarkness - Chris from Lafayette 11:23:51 11/25/15 (1)

One of my better coinages, I think--Thanks. nt - John Marks 14:06:24 11/25/15 (0)

RE: Thanksgiving music - Travis 09:30:09 11/25/15 (1)

RE: Thanksgiving music - brusson 11:13:10 11/25/15 (0)

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