MacDowell Edward MacDowell

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.

Works

The following lists were compiled from information in collections of sheet music, Lawrence Gilman's Edward MacDowell: A Study (1908), Oscar Sonneck's Catalogue of First Editions of Edward MacDowell (1917), and John F. Porte's Edward MacDowell (1922).

Published compositions for piano, a complete listing

• Op. 1 Amourette (1896) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 2 In Lilting Rhythm (1897) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 4 Forgotten Fairy Tales (1897) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 7 Six Fancies (1898) (as Edgar Thorn)
• In 1895, an "Op. 8 Waltz" for piano by MacDowell was listed by Breitkopf & Härtel, but no price was shown, and the piece was not published.
• Op. 10 First Modern Suite (1883)
• Op. 13 Prelude and Fugue (1883)
• Op. 14 Second Modern Suite (1883)
• Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 1 (1885)
• Op. 16 Serenata (1883)
• Op. 17 Two Fantastic Pieces (1884)
• Op. 18 Two Compositions (1884)
• Op. 19 Forest Idylls (1884)
• Op. 20 Three Poems (1886) duets
• Op. 21 Moon Pictures (1886) duets after Hans Christian Andersen's "Picture-book without Pictures"
• Op. 23 Piano Concerto No. 2 (1890)
• Op. 24 Four Compositions (1887)
• Op. 28 Six Idylls after Goethe (1887)
• Op. 31 Six Poems after Heine (1887,1901)
• Op. 32 Four Little Poems (1888)
• Op. 36 Etude de Concert (1889)
• Op. 37 Les Orientales (1889)
• Op. 38 Marionettes (1888,1901)
• Op. 39 Twelve Studies (1890)
• Op. 45 Sonata Tragica (1893)
• Op. 46 Twelve Virtuoso Studies (1894)
• Op. 49 Air and Rigaudon (1894)
• Op. 50 Sonata Eroica (1895) "Flos regum Arthurus"
• Op. 51 Woodland Sketches (1896) (for Robert La Fosse's ballet, see Woodland Sketches)
• Op. 55 Sea Pieces (1898)
• Op. 57 Third Sonata (1900)
• Op. 59 Fourth Sonata (1901)
• Op. 61 Fireside Tales (1902)
• Op. 62 New England Idylls (1902)

MacDowell published two books of Technical Exercises for piano; piano duet transcriptions of Hamlet and Ophelia for orchestra (Op. 22); First Suite for orchestra (Op. 42); and a piano solo version of Op. 42, No. 4, The Shepherdess' Song, renamed The Song of the Shepherdess.

Published compositions for orchestra (complete)

• Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 1 (1885)
• Op. 22 Hamlet and Ophelia (1885)
• Op. 23 Piano Concerto No. 2 (1890)
• Op. 25 Lancelot and Elaine (1888)
• Op. 29 Lamia (1908)
• Op. 30 Two Fragments after the Song of Roland (1891) I. The Saracens - II. The Lovely Alda
• Op. 35 Romance for Violoncello and Orchestra (1888)
• Op. 42 First Suite (1891–1893) I. In a Haunted Forest - II. Summer Idyl - III. In October - IV. The Shepherdess' Song - V. Forest Spirits
• Op. 48 Second ("Indian") Suite (1897) I. Legend - II. Love Song - III. In War-time - IV. Dirge - V. Village Festival

Published songs

• Op. 3 Love and Time and The Rose and the Gardener, for male chorus (1897) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 5 The Witch, for male chorus (1898) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 6 War Song, for male chorus (1898) (as Edgar Thorn)
• Op. 9 Two Old Songs, for voice and piano (1894) I. Deserted - II. Slumber Song
• Op. 11 and 12 An Album of Five Songs, for voice and piano (1883) I. My Love and I - II. You Love Me Not - III. In the Skies - IV. Night-Song - V. Bands of Roses
• Op. 26 From an Old Garden, for voice and piano (1887) I. The Pansy - II. The Myrtle - III. The Clover - IV. The Yellow Daisy - V. The Blue Bell - VI. The Mignonette
• Op. 27 Three Songs, for male chorus (1890) I. In the Starry Sky Above Us - II. Springtime - III. The Fisherboy
• Op. 33 Three Songs, for voice and piano (1894) I. Prayer - II. Cradle Hymn - III. Idyl
• Op. 34 Two Songs, for voice and piano (1889) I. Menie - II. My Jean
• Op. 40 Six Love Songs, for voice and piano (1890) I. Sweet, Blue-eyed Maid - II. Sweetheart, Tell Me - III. Thy Beaming Eyes - IV. For Love's Sweet Sake - V. O Lovely Rose - VI. I Ask but This
• Op. 41 Two Songs, for male chorus (1890) I. Cradle Song - II. Dance of the Gnomes
• Op. 43 Two Northern Songs, for mixed chorus (1891) I. The Brook - II. Slumber Song
• Op. 44 Barcarolle, for mixed chorus with four-hand piano accompaniment (1892)
• Op. 47 Eight Songs, for voice and piano (1893) I. The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree - II. Midsummer Lullaby - III. Folk Song - IV. Confidence - V. The West Wind Croons in the Cedar Trees - VI. In the Woods - VII. The Sea - VIII. Through the Meadow
• Two Songs from the Thirteenth Century, for male chorus (1897) I. Winter Wraps his Grimmest Spell - II. As the Gloaming Shadows Creep
• Op. 52 Three Choruses, for male voices (1897) I. Hush, hush! - II. From the Sea - III. The Crusaders
• Op. 53 Two Choruses, for male voices (1898) I. Bonnie Ann - II. The Collier Lassie
• Op. 54 Two Choruses, for male voices (1898) I. A Ballad of Charles the Bold - II. Midsummer Clouds
• Op. 56 Four Songs, for voice and piano (1898) I. Long Ago - II. The Swan Bent Low to the Lily - III. A Maid Sings Light - IV. As the Gloaming Shadows Creep
• Op. 58 Three Songs, for voice and piano (1899) I. Constancy - II. Sunrise - III. Merry Maiden Spring
• Op. 60 Three Songs, for voice and piano (1902) I. Tyrant Love - II. Fair Springtide - III. To the Golden Rod
• Summer Wind, for women's voices (1902)
• Two College Songs, for women's voices (1907) I. Alma Mater - II. At Parting