is the middle movement of American composer John Adams' three-part ensemble work American Standard. The piece has achieved individual notability and is often performed and recorded without the other movements. Adams states that the title of the movement was "stolen out of old Methodist gospel or hymn tune book" and is an arrangement of "Onward, Christian Soldiers", a popular hymn tune (written as "St. Gertrude") by Arthur Sullivan. Musically, Adams seeks to "displace the voice leading" and sound like Mahler. One reviewer says that the mov… read more
is the middle movement of American composer John Adams' three-part ensemble work American Standard. The piece has achieved individual notability… read more
is the middle movement of American composer John Adams' three-part ensemble work American Standard. The piece has achieved individual notability and is often performed and recorded … read more
There are multiple artists with this name. Following are listed in order of prominence. (1) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He learned the clarinet from his father and played in marching bands and community orchestras during his formative years. He began composing at the age of ten and heard his first orchestral pieces performed while still a teenager. The intellectual and artistic traditions of New England, especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Harvard University, helped shape him as… read more
There are multiple artists with this name. Following are listed in order of prominence. (1) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with … read more
There are multiple artists with this name. Following are listed in order of prominence. (1) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He learned the cla… read more