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MACDOWELL, Edward

  • MacDowell was born in America and trained in Paris and Germany.
  • In the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries, MacDowell was the best-known American composer internationally.
  • MacDowell’s early supporters included Franz Liszt and Venezuelan pianist Teresa Carreño, who programed his works in her American recitals.1

Sources

  1. Dolores Pesce and Margery Morgan Lowens, “MacDowell [McDowell], Edward,” Grove Music Online (October 16, 2013), accessed November 13, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002250077.

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