Edward MacDowell An American Master

Alan Levy elegantly captures the story of this composer who enjoyed musical talent and relative popular success during his lifetime. He brings together a great deal of otherwise inaccessible information and material on a somewhat muted voice in American Music History.

Preface

v

1 Boyhood, Character, and Early Education

1

(9)

2 From Piano to Composition: The Early Years in Europe

11

(16)

3 Married, Poor, and Content: The German Years

27

(30)

4 Lessons, Concerts, and Compositions: Settling in Boston

57

(40)

5 The Heyday of the Boston Years: The Thorny Issues of Nationalism

97

(38)

6 A High-Strung Temperament

135

(14)

7 Nirvana in New Hampshire

149

(34)

8 "Oh If We'd Never Left Boston": Triumph and Tragedy at Columbia University

183

(50)

9 "I Have Learned to Be Tolerant": Marian Alone and the Founding of the MacDowell Colony

233

(6)

10 The Great Erasure

239

(14)

Bibliography

253

(8)

Index

261

(8)

About the Author

269

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