Project Gutenberg 2004-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 72 Porte, John Fielder Porte, J. F. (John Fielder) Edward MacDowell: A Great American Tone Poet, His Life and Music Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Newman, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Edward MacDowell: A Great American Tone Poet, His Life and Music" by John F. Porte is a biographical account of the distinguished American composer, written in the early 20th century. The work offers an insightful exploration into the life, works, and legacy of Edward MacDowell, highlighting his significant contributions to music and his role as a cultural figure in America. The narrative emphasizes MacDowell's innovative approach to composition and his fervent desire for recognition within the classical music landscape. The opening of the book sets the stage for understanding MacDowell’s musical journey and character. It begins with an introduction that reflects on the admiration he garnered from contemporaries and includes examples of philosophical musings on art and music. The text delves into MacDowell's formative years, discussing his initial music education in New York and France, his influences, and how these experiences shaped his identity as a composer. The narrative sketches MacDowell's struggles with societal expectations and his aspirations for musical individualism, laying the groundwork for a deeper analysis of his compositions and their relevance to American culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Composers -- United States -- Biography MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908 MT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 250414 250243 2024-10-06T11:41:23.406249 2023-10-06T12:04:02.478806 text/html text/html 250407 250236 2024-10-06T11:41:23.731262 2023-10-06T12:04:02.663790 text/html text/html 184705 2024-10-06T11:41:32.632197 application/epub+zip 185795 2024-10-06T11:41:27.753238 application/epub+zip 146785 2024-10-06T11:41:26.333248 application/epub+zip 466599 2024-10-06T11:41:36.003221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436250 2024-10-06T11:41:31.654197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300809 2022-09-07T14:59:28.983880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212079 211983 2024-10-06T11:41:23.040284 2023-10-06T12:04:02.229801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211568 2020-12-18T18:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76815 2020-12-18T18:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211597 2020-12-18T18:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76771 2020-12-18T18:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20489 2024-10-06T11:41:36.142168 application/rdf+xml 25119 2024-10-06T11:41:26.886227 image/jpeg 4663 2024-10-06T11:41:26.606230 image/jpeg 180735 2024-10-06T11:41:23.754241 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