Edward MacDowell
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Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic era, best known for his piano suites such as "Woodland Sketches" and for helping establish a distinct American classical music tradition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward MacDowell canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Romantic composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1908-01-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hoch Conservatory
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Paris Conservatoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
orchestral music
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piano composition ⓘ song composition ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Alexander MacDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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piano music ⓘ |
| hasHonor | MacDowell Colony named in his honor ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Liszt
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Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | late Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish a distinct American classical music tradition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fireside Tales, Op. 61
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Indian Suite, Op. 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Idyls, Op. 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Pieces, Op. 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonata Eroica, Op. 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonata Keltic, Op. 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonata Norse, Op. 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonata Tragica, Op. 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ To a Wild Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of music at Columbia University ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Marian MacDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Carl Heymann
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Joseph Joachim Raff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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