George Chadwick - Symphonic Sketches (1/4) Jubilee

[johnij14]

Use this first thing Monday morning instead of, or along with, your caffeine!

Or any other time you need a lift to get out of the dumps.

Notice how the orchestral choirs trade places in the two iterations of the heartwarmer at 1:00 and 4:00.

[Glinkaism1]

Starting at 6;38 & to the end, the music sounds so very much like incidental and closing music to a film!

[Glinkaism1]

Parts of this work reminds me very much of Hollywood movie music about the pioneers wagon treks west. I bet some of Chadwick's motifs and style were copied by Hollywood composers. Thanks for posting this! Cheers! 

[puritanpro1]

I first heard this on WDAV Classical Music and fell in love with the lyrical theme

of Jubilee - so beautiful!

[Jubalover]

One of the other American greats was from the south, Louis Moreau Gottschalk of New Orleans. A total original and very American in his style of creole, folk and classical elements. Not the bi-product of some high brow eastern school that was mostly influenced by European culture.

[Jubalover]

One of the other American greats was from the south, Louis Moreau Gottschalk of New Orleans. A total original and very American in his style of creole, folk and classical elements. Not the bi-product of some high brow eastern school.

[windstorm1000]

Why aren't we hearing more American music in the concert halls?  Do we STILL have such an inferiority complex and continue to be intimidated by Europe--Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Please more Chadwick, Ives and Copland!

[puritanpro1]

@windstorm1000 I hard Copland on the Memorial Day Celebration in Washington, DC - wonderful!

[krlowe]

He taught at Olivet College here in Michigan

[tphillips0909]

I love this piece too!

[masterclassicalmusic]

is it a "symphony with 4 movements" or a "symphonic poem with 1 movement but in 4 part"?

[bartje11]

@masterclassicalmusic It's more 4 seperate symphonic poems each with their own title. They can be performed seperately.

[rkentburke]

It's simply GORGEOUS!

[acuario1002]

This is realy wonderfull music, I think that Chadwick is a geat composer that should be beter known worldwide. Thanks for this post.