Edward MacDowell (jan 1, 1860 – jan 1, 1908)
Description:
an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period.An American Response
1. MacDowell, an American-born but European-educated composer, had already incorporated Native American melodies in his “Indian Suite.”
2. He composed four large piano sonatas in the style of Liszt’s B-Minor Sonata.
3. MacDowell began his career in earnest in Boston, the musical center of American
composition.
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Date:
jan 1, 1860
jan 1, 1908
~ 48 years