MacDowell

by E. Douglas Bomberger

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 migr 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199899290
• ISBN13: 9780199899296
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"