“MacDowell - To A Wild Rose - Op. 51, No. 1” is classified as a Level 6 Piano work worth 17,100 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → MacDowell, Edward and is part of the Romantic collection. The sheet music for “MacDowell - To A Wild Rose - Op. 51, No. 1” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.
MacDowell’s To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1, unfolds as a tender A-major song over quiet, sustained chords. Its opening melody is built from small rising gestures and repeated notes, creating an intimate character with very little surface motion.
The first phrases gently expand and echo at a softer dynamic. A contrasting continuation adds more movement between the voices, then grows into a brief chordal high point. The opening returns in its original quiet texture. A longer closing passage colors the melody with chromatic notes above sustained bass tones, gradually thinning and softening until the last harmony almost disappears.
Interesting fact: the score’s character marking is “With simple tenderness,” and its ending reaches ppp, making the closing echo even quieter than the already soft opening.
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