Project Gutenberg 2004-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 105 Gilman, Lawrence 1878 1939 Edward MacDowell: A Study Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Newman and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Edward MacDowell: A Study" by Lawrence Gilman is a biographical analysis written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the life and creative accomplishments of Edward MacDowell, an influential American composer known for his significant contribution to the world of music through a unique fusion of Celtic themes and contemporary classical forms. The text not only charts MacDowell's early life, artistic development, and personal struggles but also provides insights into his music and the methodologies that defined his artistic output. At the start of the study, the author outlines MacDowell's family heritage, highlighting his Irish and Scottish roots, which shaped his artistic sensibilities. It chronicles his early musical education from the age of eight, mentioning notable instructors and his experiences at prestigious conservatories in Europe, like the Paris Conservatory and the Frankfurt Conservatory. The opening sections paint a vivid picture of MacDowell's formative years, his frustrations with convention in musical instruction, and his burgeoning talents in composition alongside his piano studies. These experiences are set against the backdrop of his growing discontent with the teaching methods of the time, leading to a narrative that is both a historical account and a character study of an artist seeking his voice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Composers -- United States -- Biography MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908 ML Text Music Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 285633 284145 2024-10-06T11:21:16.266026 2023-10-06T11:48:53.136145 text/html text/html 289952 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 393834 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 498044 2024-10-06T11:21:24.273982 application/epub+zip 501646 2024-10-06T11:21:19.689051 application/epub+zip 175124 2024-10-06T11:21:18.340020 application/epub+zip 685305 2024-10-06T11:21:27.724536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670143 2024-10-06T11:21:23.430979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315597 2022-08-07T04:46:21.019783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262713 262636 2024-10-06T11:21:15.316040 2023-10-06T11:48:52.313159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 262344 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102239 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262391 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102149 2020-12-18T17:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21787 2024-10-06T11:21:27.856457 application/rdf+xml 15296 2024-10-06T11:21:18.897008 image/jpeg 4169 2024-10-06T11:21:18.619040 image/jpeg 469189 2024-10-06T11:21:16.327058 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia