Composer

Edward MacDowell

American composer (1860–1908)

1860–1908

347 works and musical collections

Born: 1860
Died: 1908
Birthplace: New York City
Place of death: New York City
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

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.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: pianist; composer; piano teacher; music professor; music teacher; musician
Education: Columbia University; Hoch Conservatory; Conservatoire de Paris
Teachers: Joachim Raff; Teresa Carreño; Antoine-François Marmontel; Carl Heymann
Career institutions / employers: Columbia University
Recorded memberships: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Instruments played: piano
Genres: classical music
Movements: Romantic music
Notable works: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor; Woodland Sketches
Birth name: Edward Alexander MacDowell
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 34643805
ISNI: 0000000368577490; 0000000110531962; 0000000368577482
GND ID: 118890549
Library of Congress ID: n50053369
MusicBrainz ID: 6bcbe65a-f7cb-4088-9883-c817a6458d6e

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, percussion, Timpani, Guitar, Harp
Genres represented: Classical, American, Jazz, pop, Pop
Source entries with composition dates: 29

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Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue page 6 of 8

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
To A Wild Rose - Score and Parts	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
To A Wild Rose - Trombone 2	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
To A Wild Rose - Euphonium	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
To A Wild Rose - Trumpet 1 in B-flat	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Song of the Sea	See work details	Piano Clarinet	View sheet music Work & edition details
Forgotten Fairytales, Op. 4 - 1. Sung Outside The Prince's Door	Catalogue / opus Op. 4	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Forgotten Fairytales, Op. 4 - 2. Of A Tailor And A Bear	Catalogue / opus Op. 4	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Forgotten Fairytales, Op. 4 - 3. Beauty In The Rosegarden	Catalogue / opus Op. 4	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Forgotten Fairytales, Op. 4 - 4. From Dwarfland	Catalogue / opus Op. 4	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Praeludium, Op. 10, No. 1	Catalogue / opus Op. 10, No. 1	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Serenata, Op. 16	Catalogue / opus Op. 16	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Witches' Dance, Op. 17, No. 2	Catalogue / opus Op. 17, No. 2	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Six Poems After Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 - 1. From A Fisherman's Hut	Catalogue / opus Op. 31	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Six Poems After Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 - 2. Scotch Poem	Catalogue / opus Op. 31	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Six Poems After Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 - 4. The Post Wagon	Catalogue / opus Op. 31	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Six Poems After Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 - 5. The Shepherd Boy	Catalogue / opus Op. 31	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Six Poems After Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 - 6. Monologue	Catalogue / opus Op. 31	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Little Poems, Op. 32 - 1. The Eagle	Catalogue / opus Op. 32	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Little Poems, Op. 32 - 2. The Brook	Catalogue / opus Op. 32	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Little Poems, Op. 32 - 3. Moonshine	Catalogue / opus Op. 32	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Little Poems, Op. 32 - 4. Winter	Catalogue / opus Op. 32	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 1. Prologue	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 2. Soubrette	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 3. Lover	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 4. Witch	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 5. Clown	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 6. Villain	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 7. Sweetheart	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marionettes, Op. 38 - 8. Epilogue	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 1. Jagdlied	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 2. Alla Tarentella	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 3. Romanze	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 4. Arabeske	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 5. Waldfahrt	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 6. Gnomentanz	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 7. Idylle	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 8. Schattentanz	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 9. Intermezzo	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 10. Melodie	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 11. Scherzino	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Etudes, Op. 39 - 12. Ungarisch	Catalogue / opus Op. 39	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 45	Catalogue / opus Op. 45 Key in title G minor	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 1. Novelette	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 2. Moto Perpetuo	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 3. Wilde Jagd	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 4. Improvisation	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 5. Elfentanz	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 - 6. Valse Triste	Catalogue / opus Op. 46	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 34643805. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.