Edward MacDowell was one of the most celebrated American composers of the nineteenth century. His compositions won the approval of music critics, in Europe and the United States, and of contemporaries, including composers such as Franz Liszt and Joachim Raff. MacDowell's early works bear the influence of his training in Germany, reflecting European styles and cultures; his later compositions evoke the American landscape, from its physical beauty to Native American themes.
Songs & Song Collections BY MacDowell
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- As the Gloaming Shadows Creep (op. 56, no. 4) (in Four Songs, Op. 56)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Confidence
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- Edward MacDowell
- Constancy (op. 58, no. 1) (in Three Songs, Op. 58)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Eight Songs, Op. 47 - Song Collection
- Fair Springtide (in Three Songs, Op. 60)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Folksong
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- William Dean Howells
- For Sweet Love's Sake (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- Four Songs, Op. 56 - Song Collection
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- Edward MacDowell
- I Ask But This (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- Long Ago (op. 56, no. 1) (in Four Songs, Op. 56)
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- Edward MacDowell
- A Maid Sings Light (op. 56, no. 3) (in Four Songs, Op. 56)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Merry Maiden Spring (op. 58, no. 3) (in Three Songs, Op. 58)
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- Edward MacDowell
- O Lovely Rose (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- The Robin Sings in the Apple-Tree
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- Edward MacDowell
- The Sea
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- William Dean Howells
- Six Love Songs, Op. 40 - Song Collection
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- William Henry Gardner
- Sunrise (op. 58, no. 2) (in Three Songs, Op. 58)
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- Edward MacDowell
- The Swan Bent Low to the Lily (op. 56, no. 2) (in Four Songs, Op. 56)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Sweet Blue-Eyed Maid (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- Sweetheart Tell Me (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- Three Songs, Op. 58 - Song Collection
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- Edward MacDowell
- Three Songs, Op. 60 - Song Collection
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- Edward MacDowell
- Through the Meadow
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- William Dean Howells
- Thy Beaming Eyes (in Six Love Songs, Op. 40)
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- William Henry Gardner
- To the Goldenrod (in Three Songs, Op. 60)
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- Edward MacDowell
- Tyrant Love (in Three Songs, Op. 60)
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- Edward MacDowell
- The West-Wind Croons in the Cedar-Trees
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- Edward MacDowell
RELATED INFORMATION
- Library of Congress: Edward MacDowell
- REC Music: MacDowell songs
- ArkivMusic: MacDowell CDs
- Library of Congress: MacDowell coll.
- Instant Encore: Song of America Recital 2009 Free Download, including "The Sea" (Download Code: THSOA2009)
- Edward MacDowell: Critical and Historical Essays: Lectures Delivered at Columbia University (PDF)
