Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. His best known works include his two piano concertos and his piano collections "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 made members in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.