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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bomberger, E. Douglas, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Colección:Master musicians series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199899302
0199899304
1299690785
9781299690783
9780190268343
0190268344