Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
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OPUS 55. SEA PIECES, FOR PIANOFORTE. _First Published_, 1898 (P.L. Jung. Assigned 1899 to Arthur P. Schmidt). 1. _To the Sea._ 2. _From a Wandering Iceberg._ 3. _A.D. 1620._ 4. _Starlight._ 5. _Song._ 6. _From the Depths._ 7. _Nautilus._ 8. _In Mid-Ocean._ The _Sea Pieces_ contain some of the finest of MacDowell's suggestive tone poetry. They are chiefly remarkable for their exhibiting the composer's ability to suggest a big scene, or a dramatic or emotional content of far-reaching significance, in an incredibly small space. The power and breadth of some of the pieces is great, while their beauty of tone, displaying the |
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