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MacDowell Clubs
The MacDowell Clubs in the United States were established at the turn of the twentieth century to honor internationally recognized American composer Edward MacDowell. They became part of a broader social movement to promote music and other art forms in America. History The first MacDowell music club was established in 1896 in Boston by Edward MacDowell's students — ''The MacDowell Club of Boston'' (Edith Noyes Greene was one of the founders).Bomberger, E. Douglas''MacDowell'' New York: Oxford University Press, 2013, p. 287. Club in Providence, Rhode Island was founded in 1901,Yackley, Elizabeth AMarian MacDowell and the Macdowell Clubs M.A. thesis. University of Maryland, College Park, 2008. and another one, in Baker City, Oregon, in 1903, another club formed in Conneaut, Ohio in 1903. The ''MacDowell Club of Canton, Ohio, Canton'' was founded in 1908; its members donated funds for construction of the Gail Watson Cable Recital Hall. The ''MacDowell Club of Allied Arts of Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward MacDowell
Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860January 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. Studies Edward MacDowell was born in New York City to Thomas MacDowell, a Manhattan milk dealer, and Frances “Fanny” Mary Knapp.Robin Rausch (Music Specialist at the Library of Congress)MacDowell by E. Douglas Bomberger (review) ''Notes'', Volume 71, Number 2, December 2014, pp. 280-283. DOI: 10.1353/not.2014.0150Alan Levy ''American National Biography Online''. February 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2015. He received his first piano lessons from Juan Buitrago, a Colombian violinist who was living with the MacDowell family at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
