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Born in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania , he debuted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1886 . His musical education in Boston and Germany led him to spend most of his time in composition for piano. He died in New Haven, Connecticut .

He is known primarily for the composition of the extremely familiar piano piece, ''Narcissus'' from ''Water Scenes.''


WORKS

  • ''A bed-time song'' (1899)

  • ''A Book of Songs'' op. 20 (1893)

  • --- No. 1 ''A Fair Good Morn''

  • --- No. 2 ''Sleep, Little Tulip''

  • --- No. 3 ''Every Night''

  • --- No. 4 ''Airly Beacon''

  • --- No. 5 ''When the Land was White with Moonlight''

  • --- No. 6 ''A Song of Love''

  • --- No. 7 ''Nocturne''

  • --- No. 8 ''Dites-moi''

  • --- No. 9 ''Orsola's song (Par le glaive)''

  • --- No. 10 ''In der Nacht''

  • ''Études'' op. 18 (1892)

  • --- No. 1 in B major ''In the Form of Romance''

  • --- No. 2 in G major ''In the Form of a Scherzo''

  • ''May in Tuscany'' op. 21 (by 1896)

  • ''Mighty Lak' a Rose'' (1901)

  • ''Napoli'' op. 30 no. 3

  • ''O'er Hill and Dale''

  • ''Shepherds All and Maidens Fair'' (1913)

  • ''Sketchbook'' op. 2 (1888)

  • --- No. 2 ''Im wunderschönen Monat Mai''

  • --- No. 4 ''Du bist wie eine Blume''

  • --- No. 8 ''Oh! That We Two Were Maying''

  • ''Songs from Vineacre'' op. 28

  • --- No. 1 ''A Necklace of Love'' (1899)

  • --- No. 2 ''Sleeping and Dreaming'' (1899)

  • --- No. 3 ''Mon dèsir (My desire)'' (1899)

  • --- No. 4 ''The Nightingale's Song'' (1899)

  • --- No. 5 ''Dream-maker man'' (1900)

  • --- No. 6 ''La lune blanche (The Silver Moon)'' (1900)

  • --- No. 7 ''Ein Heldenlied'' (1900)

  • --- No. 8 ''Ein Liedchen'' (1900)

  • ''Songs for Soprano or Tenor'' op. 12 (1891)

  • --- No. 1 ''A Summer Day''

  • --- No. 2 ''Beat Upon Mine, Little Heart''

  • --- No. 3 ''In a Bower''

  • --- No. 4 ''Little Boy Blue''

  • --- No. 5 ''At Twilight''

  • ''Twas April!'' op. 5 no. 3 (1889)

  • ''The Rosary'' (1898)

  • ''Un Giorno in Venezia (A Day in Venice)'' op. 25 (1898)

  • --- No. 1 ''Alba (Dawn)''

  • --- No. 2 ''Gondolieri (Gondoliers)''

  • --- No. 3 ''Canzone amorosa (Venetian Love Song)''

  • --- No. 4 ''Buona Notte (Good Night)''

  • ''Water Scenes'' op. 13 (1891)

  • --- No. 1 ''Dragon Fly''

  • --- No. 2 ''Ophelia''

  • --- No. 3 ''Water Nymph''

  • --- No. 4 ''Narcissus''

  • '' Wynken, Blynken, And Nod ''

  • ''Doris'' (Pastorale) op.3, no. 3 (copyright G. Schirmer 1902, publ. Boston Music Co #776)



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