Edward Alexander MacDowell (1861-1908), pianist and composer, was among the first American musicians to win an international reputation. In the late 19th century he was considered the greatest composer of the United States. Edward MacDowell was born on...

Edward MacDowell: An American Master. By Alan H. Levy. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998. [xii, 269 p. ISBN 0-8108-3463-4. $65.] Edward MacDowell: An American Master, by historian Alan H. Levy, is based on the composer's papers in the Library of Congress, made...

The correspondence between late 19th-century composer and pianist Edward MacDowell and the widow of his music teacher Joachim Raff is studied. The letters show MacDowell's high regard for the music of Raff despite the predominance of negative critical opinion concerning its merit. They also...