Second New England School

proper noun

A group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston ClassicistsNew England Classicists
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UShistoricalentertainmentA group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

    Synonyms: Boston Classicists, New England Classicists

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

Similar
Boston ClassicistsNew England Classicists
Also see
boston classicistsnew england classicists

Origin

Coined by H. Wiley Hitchcock in 1969.

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Second New England School. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Second%20New%20England%20School

MLA

“Second New England School.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Second%20New%20England%20School. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Second New England School,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Second%20New%20England%20School.

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