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The composer I chose is Edward MacDowell. He was an American composer during the

Romantic Era. I chose him because I found there were not that many American composers to

choose from. He also studied abroad which I found interesting. He was also a famous for his

music both in the United States and Europe.

Edward MacDowell was born on December 18, 1860 in Manhattan, New York. His parents

were Quakers. His mother wanted her son to take music lessons at an early age. By age 8,

MacDowell was being taught piano by a Columbian violinist named Juan Buitrago, per article

from the Library of Congress.

The young musician surpassed his mothers expectations and was talented beyond his years. In

1876, MacDowell received a scholar ship …show more content…

This was done in 1940. At that time postage stamps were only 5 cent.

Woodland Sketches is the piece I choose to analyze. The song is not as long as others I have

heard. It also includes another famous piece, To a Wild Rose. This is a very comforting piece. It

reminds me of the music from old black and white movies.

This is a solo piano piece. There is no other instruments on this piece. It helps you focus on the

beauty of the instrument.

Woodland Sketches starts off very mezzo piano. It reminds me of maybe sitting in a meadow and

a warm spring afternoon with a gentle breeze blowing the grass and tresses as I lay on a blanket.

The next section is presto. There is a change in atmosphere. Maybe the wind is picking up and

my hat blows off my head. The songs accelerando makes me feel as if I should be chasing

something and going in circles. It is dissonance. The music is flowing and moving swiftly.

After the break the song starts off smooth. It slows down and the feel is melancholy. There is a

drastic change from the swiftly moving tempo before the break.

The final piece was slowed down drastically. It was a decrescendo to the end of the song back

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