Howard A. Brockway was an American

United States

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 composer

Composer

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.

Brockway was born on November 22, 1870 in Brooklyn, New York. He spent five years in Berlin

Berlin

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, studying composition under Otis Bardwell Boise and piano

Piano

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 under Heinrich Barth. Afterwards he returned to the U.S. and worked as a piano teacher and composer at the Peabody Institute

Peabody Institute

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 in Baltimore, Maryland, along with the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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) and the Mannes College of Music

Mannes College of Music

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, both in New York

New York

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. He edited two collections of Kentucky

Kentucky

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 folk songs with folksinger

Folk music

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 Loraine Wyman

Loraine Wyman

Loraine Wyman was an American folksinger, dulcimer player, and music collector. She co-edited with Howard Brockway two collections of folk music.*Lonesome Tunes: Folk Songs from the Kentucky Mountains...

. Brockway’s compositions include a symphony

Symphony

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, a suite

Suite

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, a symphonic ballad, a piano concerto

Piano concerto

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, chamber-music

Chamber music

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 works, choir

Choir

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s, and song

Song

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s. He died on February 20, 1951 in New York.

Specific Works

• Suite of Small Pieces for Pianoforte Op.26 (G. Schirmer
  G. Schirmer
  G. Schirmer Inc. is an American classical music publishing company based in New York City, founded in 1861. It publishes sheet music for sale and rental, and represents some well-known European music publishers in North America, such as the Italian Ricordi, Music Sales Affiliates ChesterNovello,...
  
  ) 1901

1. Idyl
2. Étude
3. Scherzo
4. Evening Song
5. Humoresque
6. March

External links

• Howard Brockway biography at livedaily.com