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1 online resource |
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The master musicians |
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Master musicians series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Musical Examples; List of Bibliographic Abbreviations; Book One: The Education of Edward MacDowell; 1 Quaker Roots; 2 The Latin American Connection; 3 The Paris Conservatory; 4 A Fourth-Rate Conservatory and a First-Rate Mentor; 5 The Big Break; 6 Establishing a Career in Germany; 7 Married Life; 8 Templeton Strong, Loyal Friend; Book Two: Edward MacDowell in Boston; 9 The Prodigal Returns; 10 The Politics of Musical Boston; 11 MacDowell the Pianist; 12 The Darkest Winter; 13 International Tastes vs. American Opportunities; 14 A Cabin in the Woods |
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Book Three: Edward MacDowell in New York15 Columbia University, 1896-1901; 16 Outside the University; 17 The Price of Fame; 18 Columbia University, 1901-1904; 19 A Living Death; 20 MacDowell's Legacy; Appendices; A. Calendar; B. List of Works; C. Personalia; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Edward MacDowell was born on the eve of the Civil War into a Quaker family in lower Manhattan, where music was a forbidden pleasure. With the help of Latin-American emigre teachers, he became a formidable pianist and composer, spending twelve years in France and Germany establishing his career. Upon his return to the United States in 1888 he conquered American audiences with his dramatic Second Piano Concerto and won his way into their hearts with his poetic Woodland Sketches. Columbia University tapped him as their first professor of music in 1896, but a scandalous row with powerful universit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908
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| SUBJECT |
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908 fast |
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Composers -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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Composers
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199899302 |
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0199899304 |
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1299690785 |
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9781299690783 |
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9780190268343 |
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0190268344 |
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