If you're looking for patriotic music that's unusually frenetic, try William Schuman's "American Festival Overture." Even if it isn't your cup of tea, one has to respect the precise timing required from the winds, brass, and strings. When I played it with a youth ensemble, I thought, "I don't usually hear this type of frantic call-and-response from three sections of the orchestra. I also don't usually hear cellists replicating the sound of locomotives gaining traction. In this context, however, it works."
After what we've all gone through during the pandemic, this kind of energetic release feels appropriate.
