Boston Six

proper noun

Six specific influential classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in Boston, considered part of the Second New England School: John Knowles Paine (1839–1906), Arthur Foote (1853–1937), George Chadwick (1854–1931), Amy Beach (1867–1944), Edward MacDowell (1861–1908), and Horatio Parker (1863–1919).

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Meanings

proper nounthe Boston Six
  1. UShistoricalentertainmentSix specific influential classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in Boston, considered part of the Second New England School: John Knowles Paine (1839–1906), Arthur Foote (1853–1937), George Chadwick (1854–1931), Amy Beach (1867–1944), Edward MacDowell (1861–1908), and Horatio Parker (1863–1919).
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APA

Boston Six. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20Six

MLA

“Boston Six.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20Six. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boston Six,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20Six.

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