MacDowell, Edward (Alexander)
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MacDowell, Edward (Alexander) (
b NY, 1860;
d NY, 1908). Amer. composer and pianist. Teacher of pf., Darmstadt Cons. 1881. In 1882 visited Liszt at Weimar; on Liszt's recommendation,
First Modern Suite for pf. and 1st pf. conc. were pubd. From 1885 to 1888 lived at Wiesbaden. Returned to USA 1888, settling in Boston. Soloist in f.p. of 2nd pf. conc., NY 1889. First head of mus. dept., Columbia Univ., NY, 1896–1904. His mus. is romantic in style and charmingly melodic. The MacDowell Colony in Peterboro, New Hampshire, where composers and other artists can work peacefully, was founded in his memory. Prin. works:ORCH.: sym.-poems
Hamlet and
Ophelia (1885),
Lancelot and Elaine (1886),
Lamia (1887–8), Suite No.1 (1888–93), No.2
(Indian) (1891–5).CONCERTOS: pf., No.1 in A minor (1882), No.2 in D minor (1884–6);
Romance, vc., orch. (1888).PIANO:
1st Modern Suite (1880–1),
2nd Modern Suite (1882–3);
Forest Idyls (1884);
Idyls (1887, rev. as 6
Idyls After Goethe, 1901);
12 Studies (1890); Sonatas:
Tragica (1893),
Eroica (1895),
Norse (1900),
Keltic (1900);
12 Virtuoso Studies (1894);
10 Woodland Sketches (1896, No.1 is
To a Wild Rose); 8 Sea Pieces (1898);
6 Fireside Tales (1902);
10 New England Idyls (1902).Also many songs, part-songs, arrangements, and works pubd. under pseudonym Edgar Thorn.
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Edward MacDowell as pianist
Magazine article from: The American Music Teacher; 2/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...became mere imitators of their teachers. Happily, Edward Alexander MacDowell (18611908) was an important exception. MacDowell...University had agreed to give the professorship to Edward MacDowell. Were he to devote himself entirely to the piano...
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MacDowell's Artistic Gift; At the N.H. Creative Haven, Medal Day for William Styron
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/22/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...even the prestigious MacDowell, going to help...under a tent at the MacDowell Colony laughed at Plimpton...Copland, Robert Frost, Alexander Calder, Edmund Wilson...visitors. Since 1907, the MacDowell Colony has been a refuge...When the composer Edward MacDowell was seriously...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/23/1996; 557 words
; ...store owner, shot dead 1907; Edward Alexander MacDowell, composer, 1908; Anna Pavlova...painter and designer, 1947; Sir Alexander Korda (Sandor L aszlo Korda...Ruth Suckow, novelist, 1960; Edward "Kid" Ory, jazz musician...
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HONORING STYRON'S CONTRIBUTION
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/22/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...grounds of the MacDowell Colony, as William...was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal for his outstanding...de Kooning and Alexander Calder. Last year...Bernstein. The MacDowell Colony is an artists...the composer Edward MacDowell, it...
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Canton Symphony in adding mode.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH); 3/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...anniversary of Canton's MacDowell Music Club, named for the American composer Edward MacDowell. The 100th anniversary...Festival Overture, MacDowell's Piano Concerto No...Elizabethan Suite, Handel's Alexander's Feast, Bach's...
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Meeting notes
Newspaper article from: Daily Record, The Wooster, OH; 5/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...meal, prepared by Jane Alexander, Connie Gessman and...men of the church. Alexander greeted guests and gave...Laura Nolletti, 52. MacDowell Music Club MacDowell...portrait of the late Edward MacDowell, American composer...
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1917 revolution is the divide in painter's work.(Arts & Entertainment)(Art)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...and sculptors Naum Gabo and Alexander Archipenko. Djeneeff was...sitting on a wall at the MacDowell Colony, a creative center...impressive likeness of Marian MacDowell, widow of composer Edward MacDowell and founder of the colony...
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Styron wins prize, questions their value
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/22/1988; 331 words
; ...Styron was awarded the prestigious Edward MacDowell Medal for his lifetime achievements...crowd of 800 at the 450-acre MacDowell artists' colony in Peterborough...Bernstein, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Calder and John Updike, noted...
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CLASSICAL: Family Affair Introduces Rozhdestvensky
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/27/1992; ; 482 words
; ...piano, and their son, Alexander, on violin, served as...violin sonatas by Vivaldi and Alexander Schnittke to show off Alexander, now doing post-grad...while Postnikova played Edward MacDowell's Six Pieces for Solo...
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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLANS FALL PERFORMANCES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...members under the leadership of Edward M. Benyas, professor of woodwind...and Bess," composed by the late Alexander Courage. Courage is known for...Piano Concerto No. 2 by composer Edward MacDowell (1861-1908). * 7:30 p...
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Edward Alexander MacDowell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edward Alexander MacDowell Edward Alexander MacDowell (1861-1908), pianist and composer, was among the first American musicians to win an international reputation. In the late 19th century he was considered the greatest composer of the United...
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MacDowell, Edward Alexander
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
MacDowell, Edward Alexander (1861–1908),New York...New England Idyls, all for piano. MacDowell, like Grieg, was a leading composer...widow, the pianist Marian Nevins MacDowell, established the MacDowell Colony...
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MacDowell, Edward (Alexander)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
MacDowell, Edward (Alexander) ( b NY, 1860; d NY, 1908). Amer. composer and pianist...1904. His mus. is romantic in style and charmingly melodic. The MacDowell Colony in Peterboro, New Hampshire, where composers and other...
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Zaslaw, Neal (Alexander)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Zaslaw, Neal (Alexander) ( b NY, 1939). Amer. musicologist. Taught at City Coll...chief Current Musicology 1967–70. Wrote biography of Edward MacDowell (1964) and Mozart's Symphonies: Context , Performance , Practice...
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The 1900s: The Arts: Deaths
Book article from: American Decades
...70, American actress and author, 27 April 1909. Edward MacDowell, 47, composer; introduced Native American and folk...variety a family entertainment, 3 September 1908. Alexander Lawrence Posey, 35, Native American journalist...
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