resting_place death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for spouse image article_title education name occupation
macdowell colony 23 january 1908 new york city new york city american 18 december 1860 piano concerto marian macdowell edward a. macdowell.jpg edward macdowell
 columbia university edward macdowell pianist , composer
edward macdowell

edward alexander macdowell -lrb- december 18 , 1860january 23 , 1908 -rrb- was an american composer and pianist of the romantic period .
he was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites `` woodland sketches , sea pieces '' and `` new england idylls '' .
`` woodland sketches '' includes his most popular short piece , `` to a wild rose '' .
in 1904 he was one of the first seven americans honored by membership in the american academy of arts and letters .
