Edward MacDowell
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American composer (1860–1908)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1860-12-18 ) December 18, 1860, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- January 23, 1908 (1908-01-23) (aged 47), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- composer pianist
- Works
- List of compositions
- Spouse
- Marian MacDowell
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Marian MacDowell
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Carl Heymann
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Romantic music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Edward A. MacDowell.jpg
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- Commons category
- Edward MacDowell
- date of birth
- 1860-12-18
- date of death
- 1908-01-23
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- birth name
- Edward Alexander MacDowell
- Commons gallery
- Edward MacDowell
- Commons Creator page
- Edward MacDowell
- P12749
- Josef Oberhauser
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Edward MacDowell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose". In 1904 he was one of the first seven Americans honored by membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Studies
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