... was fortunate enough to receive a fellowship in composition in 1893. His best known work, which was immensely popular during his lifetime, is the cantata "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", a trilogy based upon poems by Longfellow. The ballet music from "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" was later arranged as an orchestral suite. He also wrote other works, such as the songs "African Romances", the "African Suite ... " for piano, and "Five Choral Ballads", a setting of poems on slavery by Longfellow, which include influences from native African music. The Petite Suite de concert (1910) was another of his...

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