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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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