Edward Macdowell

Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) was a pianist and composer who played a significant role in the development of American academic music. His composer's personality was formed under the influence of the aesthetic views of F. Liszt, the works by R. Schumann, E. Grieg. Lyric images romantic reverie, a variety of moods characteristic of MacDowell's music are reflected in the program etudes, op. 39 and op. 46. The edition is addressed to senior grades pupils of children's music schools and children's schools of arts, students of music colleges and universities, lovers of piano music.

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Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) was America's most prominent nineteenth-century composer. Championed by Franz Liszt, he was one of the first U. S. composers to gain international recognition. A leading exponent of the Romantic tradition, he was a prolific composer for the Piano. This outstanding collection presents his best, most characteristic works, reprinted from original editions. They include:- Woodland Sketches, Op. 51- Sea Pieces, Op. 55- Fireside Tales, Op. 61- New England Idyls, Op. 62These beautiful and affecting compositions reflect not only MacDowell's poetic Romanticism but also his virtuosic skills as a pianist, which won him an international reputation as a concert artist. Intermediate- and advanced-level pianists will appreciate the lyric intensity and ebullient spirit of these pieces.