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Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 – January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches , Sea Pieces and New England Idylls .
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To a Wild Rose. Photograph by Estelle Huntington Huggins of Edward Alexander MacDowell; 1906. " To a Wild Rose " is the first piece from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51, by the American composer Edward MacDowell. It was completed in 1896 and first published by Breitkopf and Härtel .
Mar 22, 2024 · Edward MacDowell (born Dec. 18, 1860, New York City—died Jan. 23, 1908, New York City) was a U.S. composer known especially for his piano pieces in smaller forms. As one of the first to incorporate native materials into his works, he helped establish an independent American musical idiom.
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Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) was the first American composer to achieve international recognition. The Edward MacDowell Papers primarily contains musical works by MacDowell in both manuscript and printed form.
His compositions won the approval of music critics, both in Europe and the United States, and his contemporaries, including composers such as Franz Liszt and Joachim Raff.
