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POPULAR SONGS. FAVORITE PIANOFORTE EASY PIECES FOR LITTLE FAVORITE PIANOFORTE
F IR S T S E R IE S . PIECES. FINGERS. PIECES.
The Song th a t reached m y T H IR D S E R IE S . Harmonious Blacksm ith . . Handel EIGHTH SERIES.
H eart (Introducing Home, The B a n j o ........................ Gottschalk Pas de Charge (Galop Mili-
Sweet Home) . . . . Julian Jordan March o f the Men o f Harleeh . . .
The Shepherds Evening Song Blake dream t th a t I d w e l t . . . . Balfe taire)................................... Me. Evoy
The A rabs F arew ell to his Air Louis XIII ........................Ghys W ithin a Mile o f Edinboro Town The Mermaids S o n g ............Oesten
S t e e d ................................... BloMey The Harmonious Blacksm ith Handd La C hatelaine..........................Leduc
Let me lik e a Soldier fa ll Wallace W ebers Last W a l t z ........................
The Shepherd B o y ...............Wilson Ye Banks and B r a e s ........................ Moonlight on th e Lake . . Wyman
I dream t th a t I d w elt In S e h lu m m e r lie d ...............Schumann G ondolled................................Oesten
Marble H a l l s ........................Balfe La M arseillaise...................................
Si oiseau J6t a i s ..................Henselt The Blue Bells o f S cotlan d ............ La S y m p a th ie ..................Commetant
The W o lf ................................... Shield Marche f u n e b p e ..................Chopin In m y Cottage near a Wood Holst
The H eart bow d down . . . Balfe Scenes th a t are B r ig h te s t............
Scherzo brlU ant . . . . WoOenhaupt The Song th a t reached m y Heart M in u e t................................ Boccherini
W aiting:....................................Millard
There Is a flower th at N o. 7. The Old Folks a t H o m e ..................
M instrel B o y ................................ No. 17.
b lo o m e th ...........................Wallace
Hearts and H o m es............BlocUey VOCAL DUETS. Home, Sw eet H o m e ............Bishop EASY PIECES FOR LITTLE
The Anchors w eighed . . Braham The Gipsy Countess Stephen Glover Joyful p e a s a n t...............Schumann FINGERS.
Flow on, thou sh ln in griver Stevenson The Huntsmens Chorus . . . Weber
Rule B r it a n ia ...........................Arne SECOND SERIES.
N o. 2. Army and Navy, The . . . . Coolce Little N e l l ................................ Linley
The Sailor s i g h s ..................... Balfe God save the Q u e en ...............Bull
FAVORITE PIANOFORTE Elfln C a ll.....................Stephen Glover Robin A d a ir......................................... True Love G a v o tte .............. Besch
The Mocking B ird ............Hoffmann
PIECES. List to the Convent Bells John BlocUey Air Louis X I I I ........................Ghys
List to the Convent Bells . Blockley
F IR S T S E R IE S . F airies W edding Valse . . Turner
No. 8. The Campbells are com in g............ The Gipsy C ountess.............. Glover
Largo (The C elebrated). . .Handel Sultans Grand March . . . . Blake
Sultans Grand March . . . . Blake FAVORITE PIANOFORTE No. 12. God be w ith y o u ...............Elmblad
F airies Frolic, The . . . . . . . Sttdds PIECES. Rocked in the cradle of
True Love G avotte...............Besch CHORUS SONGS. the d e e p ............................. Knight
Merry P easant, The . . .Schumann FO U R T H S E R IE S .
My Nellies Blue Eyes . . . Scanlon C h a r ity ................................... Glover
Maldens P rayer, The Badarsewska W ar March (Athalie) . Mendelssohn W atching fo r Pa ................. Work Old Black J o e .......................... Arum
Signal March, T h e ...............Kleber LA r g e n t in e ........................Ketterer Maggie Murphys Home . .Braham The Harp th a t once thro
Ray o f Sunshine, A . . . . Le Due Dead March in Saul . . . . Handel The Fisherm an and his child White Taras H a ll.......................... Moore
Robins Return, T h e ............ Fisher Marche H o n g r o ise............Kowalski Call m e back a g a in . . Hendrickson Caller H er rin .......................... Scotch
Indiana V a l s e ............... Marcailhou Rosamunde (B allet Music Ill ta k e you home, Kathleen Barney, tak e me home again IPersley
Christmas Piece, A . . . Mendelssohn No. 1 ) ................................. Schubert Westendorf Ill ta k e you home again,
La Garde Montante . Lefibure w&y P lease g iv e me a P e n n y ............... K athleen .....................Westendorf
N o. 3. Gipsy R o n d o ...........................Haydn Oh dem golden slippers . . . Blend The old ru stle bridge by
POPULAR DANCE MUSIC. No. 9. P retty p o n d -lilie s .........................Hall the M i l l ................................Anon
Life let us c h e r is h ............Mozart
Royal Irish Q uadrilles . . .Jullien FAVORITE PIANOFORTE W hite W in g s ..................Winter
B u e Danube V aises . . . . Strauss The Old Folks at H o m e .................. Hen C o n v en tio n ..................Buckley
Lancers Q u ad rilles. . The Original PIECES. England, Home and Beauty Bishop British Grenadiers . . Old English
A Boys b est friend Is his March Rob R o y .............. Old Scotch
Post Horn G a l o p ..................Koenig F IF T H S E R IE S .
Agnes Sorel Q uadrille. Leduc The W edding March . Mendelssohn M oth er........................................ SkMy The Girl I le ft behind m e ............
Mermaids S o n g .................... Weber
Rainbow S ch o ttisch e. . . . Kleber P asquinade........................Gottschalk No. 13. W atching for P a ! ................. Work
Loves Evensong Valse LA d ie u ..............................Beethoven Rondo (op. 168) .................... DiabeUi
(founded on Arthur Ivanhoe Grand March . . . . Blake FAVORITE PIANOFORTE Daily task s for little Players
Briscoes popular Song) Moser Shepherds Evening Song . . Galos PIECES. Henri Hens
Les Rats Q uadrilles . . . . Bedler Melody in F .....................Rubinstein No. 18.
Celebrated Drum P olka. . JuUien Danse E lggan te. . . Alberto Kessler SIXTH SERIES.
Dreams o f H e a v e n ................... Blake FAVORITE VIOLIN AND
N o. 4. Dying Poet, T h e ............ Gottschalk Arlina ( E n t r a e t e ) ............... Me. Evoy
Tr& um erel........................Schumann Ella, R6v e r i e .....................Favarger PIANO DUETS.
FAVORITE PIANOFORTE W aves o f th e O c e a n ................Blake FIRST SERIES.
N o. 10.
PIECES. Gavotte in A ......................................I L a r g o ......................................Handel
SECOND S E R IE S . SACRED SONGS, etc. Ecoutez M o i....................Funke Home, Sweet H o m e ............Bishop
The Mocking B i r d ............Hoffman 0 r est in th e Lord . . Mendelssohn II Corrieolo G alop ............ Du Grau Last Rose o f Summer . . . Moore
W illkomm en Gavotte . . . . Kluss Consider th e L i l i e s ............Topliff Forget me not (Romance) E. L. Hime
The little Shepherdess . . Wilson F a i t h ........................Stephen Glover N o. 14. Little N e l l .............................Linley
Les Cloches du Monastere H o p e ...........................Stephen Glover FAVORITE PIANOFORTE Harmonious Blacksmith . . Handel
LAdieu ................................Beethoven
Lefibure Wily C h a r ity .....................Stephen Glover
S ilvery W aves . . . . A. P. Wyman He sh all feed h is flock. . . Handel PIECES. S e r e n a ta ...................................Braga
Home, Sw eet H o m e ............ Kinlcd In N ative W o rth .................. Haydn SEVENTH SERIES. God be w ith y o u ............Elmblad
Christmas B e l l s .................. Wilson Little S h ep h e rd es s........... Wilson
N o. 5. I f w ith all your hearts Mendelssohn Grand March ....................... Blake
1 know th a t m y Redeemer W estw ard H o ........................Wilson
POPULAR SONGS. l i v e t h .................................Handd Minuetto (Don Giovanni) . Monart Rule B ritan ia .................... Dr. Arne
God save the Q u een ...............Bull
SECOND S E R IE S . Angels ever bright and fair Handel Adeste F id e l e s ..................... Tipper
W ayside C h a p e l..................Wilson
Little Nell .............................. Linley He w as d e s p is e d ...............Handel Carnival de V e n ic e ...............Oesten No. 19.
Rocked in th e Cradle o f I w ill sin g o f th y g rea t
the D e e p ........................... Knight m ercies, 0 Lord . . . Mendelssohn The W oodlan ds.....................Martin PIANOFORTE PIECES.
A Hundred Fathoms deep Shattuck Story o f the Cross ........................... NINTH SERIES.
N o. 15. England Fantasia . . Bernard HiU
Barney, ta k e me home again Persley
Home, Sw eet H om e............ Bishq? No. 11. POPULAR SONGS. Chapel In the Monntains . Wilson
On the Banks o f Allan W ater . . EASY PIECES FOR LITTLE THIRD SERIES. Fairy V a ls e .......................Beissiger
In happy M o m en ts............Wallace When th e tid e comes in . . Millard Norwegian Bridal Processional
Terences F arew ell to Kathleen FINGERS. Loves S o r r o w .....................Shelley March..................................... Grieg
Lady Dufferin The Irish E m igran t................Barker H earts Ea s e . . . . Suchet Champion Serenade des Anges . . . . Kinkel
My P retty J a n e ..................... Bishop Annie L a u r ie ............................. A Bandits Life is the Life March in S e i p l o ................. Handel
W hat w ill you do, lo v e . . . Lover L ast Rose o f Summer . . . . for m e ................................ Harper Sweet By and B y .............. Wyman
Rose S o ftly Blooming . . . . Spohr W hat a re the w ild w aves The W a n d e r e r ..................Schubert A d ie u ......................................Dussek
The D eath o f Nelson . . . . Braham s a y i n g ? .............................. GUmer 0 for the w ings o f a dove Le D t e i r ................................Oramer
Rule B r l t a n l a ........................ Arne Ring th e Bell, W atchman I . Mendelssohn SpringSong(Fruhlmgslied)Mend2raoh
God sa v e th e Q u e e n ............... Bull Continued. M a d o lin e .................................Nelson March from Masaniello . . . Auber

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Preface.

Aloys Schmitt was born at Erlenbach on the Maine in Germany in 1789 and died at F rankfort o.M. in 18(56. He won
much repute as a Pianoforte virtuoso and teacher, and although he wrote many Pianoforte works, Operas, Oratorios etc.
to-day his name is known mostly by his Pianoforte studies, these, which were written for students as a preparation to
his l a te r more difficult studies, have helped to lay the solid b asis of execution for m any of the most brilliant past
and p resent P ianoforte virtu osi.
The aim of all elem entary P ianoforte studies, is to acquire a firm, clear and m odulatory touch. This can only
be obtained when the fingers have become strong, supple, and perfectly independent. Technique is esse ntial for all
those desiring to perform artistically ; Technique may be separated from Interp retatio n , but In te rp retatio n can not be
sep a rated from Technique. A solid technique can be best attained by some methodical plan of pra ctise . Before attempt
ing combined, successive, or simultaneous action of the fingers, the independent action of each finger must be thorough
ly mastered, the student is therefore advised not to proceed to the study of N9 2 of group I of this volume until N91 of
the same group has been completely m astered; this is, in my opinion the alphabet of all forms of technique.
Having found in my teaching experience th a t many students, who have come to me for a course of Pianoforte in
struction, had been formerly labouring under the impression that the five finger exercises by Schmitt were of the most
elem entary order and needed no prelim inary finger p ractise, I have introduced a few prelim inary and supplem entary
exercises and also offered a few suggestions, which may be of some little use to students, a s some such work is abso
lutely n ecessary in order to obtain a certain amount of independence in the fingers before commencing Schmitts studies.
I would have liked to add many other exercises and also a chapter on special stretching exercises, this would, however,
extend this volume too much, I refer students to my Pianoforte method which will contain progressive exercises from
the most elementary to the most advanced stages of technique and which I hope to have pu b lish ed , shortly. Many of
the supplementary exercises and the general hints for students given in this volume a re ex tra cts from it.

General hints for students.

1. Before commencing p ra c tise seat yourself properly at the instrum ent and obtain correct position of body, feet,
arm s, hands and fingers.
2. All fing er exercises should, at first, be studied very slowly and firmly with se p a ra te hands, the fingers when
not required should be held lightly in correct position on the keys.
3. In slow p ra ctise lift the strik ing finger to the utmost height without stiffening the hand.
4. Never practise when m entally or physically tired, let the brain guide every action of the finger.
5. F irst know exactly what to do and how to do it, before attem pting anything. Let Theory precede Practice.
(3. Cultivate memory, even when p ra c tisin g exercises, consider th at you do not know a piece without you can
perform it by memory.
7. P ra c tis e re ad in g at sight, even if it be only for a few minutes daily.
8 . 'tu d y Theory of Music and Harmony, these are of great assistance to performers.
!). H ear a s much good music as possible especially Orchestral performances.
10. Never u se the s u s ta in in g (often erroneously named lo u d ) pedal un til you have studied special Pedal exer-

In answer to many enquiries as to the exact amount of time a student should p ra c tise daily, I s ta te here
th at it depends entirely on the individual mental and physical power of endurance, one thing, however, is strictly
recommended to be observed and th a t is the health of the student be never im paired in any shape or form by over
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GROUP I.
a ) Exercises for single action.
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b) Exercises for combined double action.

In the following- e x e rc ise p r e p a r e the 2 !ld fin g e r over D in the r ig h t hand s im u lta n e o u s ly w ith the s tr i k in g
of C by the thumb an d let it drop a g a in lig h tly on D w hilst the thumb p r e p a r e s its e lf a g a i n over C. This p r i n
ciple should be c a rrie d out when w o rk in g w ith the different p a ir s of fin g e rs.

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It is s tr o n g ly a d v ise d not to proceed to Group II until the above have been th o ro u g h ly m a s te re d .

GROUP II.
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The trip le sim u lta n e o u s a ction comes into force in the above exercise w hen the middle note of each section
is being played. F or exam ple at a) s im u lta n e o u sly w ith the s tr i k in g of D with the 2 n-d fin g e r of the right hand
the 3 r.d f in g e r must be r a is e d to its utmost h e ig h t over e and the thumb m ust be lif te d to a position lightly r e s t
in g on C, the sam e p r in c ip le in each se ctio n .

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Before p r o c e e d in g to Group III a ll th e e x e rc is e s in Groups I and II should be studied in e v e ry key, at fir s t

slow ly and s tr o n g l y an d th en g r a d u a lly at a n in c re a s e d speed. W hen a f a ir am ount of v e locity ha s been a t
ta in e d the student m ay th e n pro ce e d w ith

GROUP III.
Count loudly a n d beat w ith the foot four equal b e a ts in each bar.

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each p a ir of f in g e r s should be w orked out in this form; also the e x e rc is e s NV4 and 5 of g ro u p I.

1 3 3 4 3 2

T h is e x e rc is e should be worked out s t a r t i n g from each fin g e r and should a ls o be studied in ' ev e ry key,
w hen th is h a s been a c com plished the s tu d e n t m ay commence S c h m itts 5 f in g e r e x e rc is e s . It is stro n g ly r e
commended to work them all out a f t e r the model of N9 12 e x e rc ise , and a lso in c o n tr a ry motion w h e re p r a c
tic a b le a Schmith N<? f) in contra motion.

for example.
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PIANOFORTE PIECES. FAVORITE PIANOFORTE FAVORITE PIANOFORTE FAVORITE SONGS.
TENTH SERIES. PIECES. DUETS. When the heart is young Dudley Buck
Seotland Fantasia . . Bernard HiU The Celebrated Largo . . . Handel Good bye, sw eetheart, good
Heather Bells P olk a............Kunkel The King Pippin, Polka . <TAlbert The Sultans M arch...............Blake b y e ......................................Hatton
Dreams o f th e P a s t ...............Sudds The R etreat M a r c h .............Glover Osborne Q u a d r ille s...............Glover A Bandits l i f e .................... Harper
Hunting S o n g ..................Schumann F airyland, V a l s e ............... Warren Santa Lucia, Barcarolle . Cottrau Ever o f T h e e ..................Foley HdU
E d elw eiss................................ Lange Ivanhoe. Grand Mareh . . . Blake La Garde Montante . Lefebure Wely J u a n ita .......................... Mrs. Norton
Tripping' th ro the Meadows Wilson March N orm a..................Burgmuller War March (Athalle) . Mendelssohn The A d ie u .......................... Schubert
M inuet. . . .................................Grieg F loating Breezes ..................Kinkel Danee o f the Furies . . . . Purcell Sally in our Alley . . . Old English
On rev e du C l e l ..................Kinkel Santa L u c ia ...........................Cottrau I arise from dreams o f Thee Walton
Rosamunde Ballet Music . Schubert Grants Grand March . . . . Mack No. 28. The Sea is Englands Glory Glover
Silvery E c h o e s ........................Blake W hispering Hope (Vocai-Duet)
Entreacte Humoresque E. L. Hime N o. 24. FAVORITE PIANOFORTE Hawthorne
Dne petite Fleur .....................Voss POPULAR SONGS. PIECES. W hat are the wild waves
sayin g (Vocl-Duet) . . . . Glover
Webers Last Valse ............Weber The W ashington Post, March Sousa
The good Rhine Wine . . . . Gray B lu m e n lie d ............................. Lange
N o. 21. Dublin B a y ...........................Barker No. 34.
Andante In G ..................... Batiste
FAVORITE SONGS.
I cannot mind my wheel,
m other....................................Linley
The School Cadets .............. Sousa HERZS
Italian Mariners Son g. Schumann celebrated Exercises, Scales,
Simon th e C e lla r e r ............Hatton The Irish Emigrant . . . . Barker Angels o f Dawn, Reverie . Latour
The D i v e r ................................. Loder The Lonely R o s e ..................... Balfe Moonlight on the Lake, Mareh Blake
Chords and Arpeggios.
Sing me an English Song Wrighton The F our-leaved Shamroek Lover The Chick W a l t z ..................... Mack
Mill W h e e l. . .....................VoUcdied My Childhoods Home . . . Blockley No. 35.
W edding Bells Mareh . . . Wyman
In Cellar C o l d .....................German K Jolly good h earty laugh Tlumas La V ioletta, Polka Mazurka Faust EASY PIECES FOR LITTLE
Draw th e Sword Seotland Rodwdl Captive Greek G i r l ............ Hobbs
The Old S e x to n ..................... Russell Alas I Those Chimes . . . . Wallace
Sparkles, Valse Brillante . . Sudds
W hispering o f L o v e ............Kinkel
FINGERS.
The P il o t .................................Nelson Scenes th a t are b rightest Wallace Popular airs easily arranged without
The O u t la w ..............................Loder The F airy T e m p te r ...............Lover No. 29. octaves.
Seotland Yet .....................Me. Gleod Jeannette and Jeannot . . . Glover THIRD SERIES.
N a p o lita n e ..................Alexander Lee The Angels W h isp er............ Lover FAVORITE PIANOFORTE The Osborne Quadrilles.
She w ore a W reath o f Roses Knight The Light o f other days . . Balfe
To A n t h e a .............................. Hatton My Ancestors w ere English PIECES. Ever o f Thee.
Country Life ...........................Sudis Juanita.
men ......................................... Hobbs
N o. 22. Mary B la n e ........................... Barker Caller Herrin ..................... KncpUn Ben Bolt.
Vida V a lse .................................Skem Au Clair de la Lune.
THIRTY STUDENTS Tarantelle in A f l a t ...............Heller The W ashington Post Mareh.
No. 25. The Bird V a ls e .................. Panormo The School Cadets, Mareh.
CHORUS SONGS. Le Z e p h y r ........................ Harmstonf The Chick Valse.
There is a ta v ern in th e town SACRED SONGS. Isabel G a v o t t e .....................Zdman The Sailors Hornpipe.
C lem entine....................................... Only t i r e d .................................White Parade March ...............Schumann The College Hornpipe.
John Browns B o d y ..................... The Landing o f the Pilgrim Serenade . . . . Marquis de LeuviUe Gaudeamus Igitur.
P o lly -w o lly -d o o d le ..................... F a t h e r s .............................. Hemans The Austrian Hymn.
Hark th e Jingle Bells . J. Pierpont Pass under the rod .................. N o. 30. Sehnsueht.
Lucy Long ....................................... Ruth, Sacred S o n g ............... Davis Lorelei.
The M erm aid................................. Remember now th y Creator Topliff FAVORITE PIANOFORTE The Gipsy Quadrilles.
Gum Tree C an oe........................... The B etter L an d ..................... Davis PIECES. Mareh from Masaniello.
There Is a Tavern in the Town.
Mush, M u s h .................................... Sun o f m y Soul . . . (Sacred Song) LA d ie u .................................Schubert
Canadian Boat Song Thomas Moore Vital S p a r k ......................................... March from Scipio.
Trilby Polka Mareh . . . Svengali John Browns Body.
Old Black Joe ..................Christy's As pants th e h art ...............Spohr J u a n ita ....................................Norton
Crieket on the Hear th JamesE.Stewart Lord, Remember David . . Handel Sally in our Alley.
N o ctu rn e.................................Chopin Banks o f Allan Water.
Theres gold in the moun But Thou didst not leave . Handel The B r o o k ............................. Wilson The Bailiffs Daughter.
ta in ........................ Arthur Briscoe W ith Verdure C la d ............Haydn M e lo d y ................................ Schumann The S extett from Lueia, a* Duet.
Hen convention.............................. Be thou faith fu l unto death Voices o f th e W lnd-W altz . Skene The Magle Flute
Ellie R h e e .........................Sep. Winner Mendelssohn Venetian Gondola Song Mendelssohn Minuet, Don Giovanni
Good Old J e lT .....................American Let the bright Seraphim . Handel Sp ln n lied ........................Mendelssohn March from Norma
Doodah Day .................................... Cujus a n im a m .....................Rossini
Gavotte Im prom ptu............... Geibel A Che la Morte (II Trovatore).
Upidee ................................................... It is e n o u g h ..................Mendelssohn Cliekety Click M arch............Baker Sir Roger de Coverley.
True L o v e ............ IAndsay Lennox Te, Deum in F ........................Jackson H um oresque..............................Grieg
Ye Banks, and B r a e s. . Old Scotch
Ise goin back to Dixie C. A. White No. 26. No. 36.
No. 31.
Massas in de cold Ground & C. Foster
POPULAR PIANOFORTE PIANOFORTE DUETS.
La M a rseillaise. . . Rouget de Lisle FAVORITE SONGS. SECOND SERIES.
T w olittleG irlsinblue CharlesGraham Sw eet M arie..............................Moore PIECES. Stephanie-G avotte........... Czibulka
The little Brown J u g ..................... When sorrow sleepeth, w ake S e r e n a d e ............................. Schubert W illkom m en-G avotte........... Kluts
W ait for th e W a g g o n ..................... it n o t .......................................Land Manhattan Beach, March . . Sousa W ebers Last W altz.
Dulee D o m u m .................................... The blind g ir l to her harp Glover S e r e n a ta ....................................Braga The Merry Peasant . . . Schumann
John P e e l ............................................. The land o th e l e a l ........................ A r i e t t a ...................................... Grieg Minuet ............................. Boccherini
The old Log Cabin in the The Ballad S in g e r ............... Linley Soldiers M a r e h ............ Schumann S p rin g-S on g..................Mendelssohn
D e l l .............................. C. A. White Chime again, beautiful bells Bishop Mocking B ir d ........................ Kinkel
Auld Lang Syne . . Arthur Briscoe Why do summer roses fade ? Barker The Old Folks a t Home . . . Grobe No. 37.
The cows are in the c o r n ............ Song w ithout Words . Mendelssohn FAVORITE PIANOFORTE
N o. 23. The bonnie banks o Loch Lomon Schuberts Valse .............................
PIECES.
FAVORITE PIANOFORTE Truth in a b s e n c e ...............Harper
M argu erite................................ White
The Evening Hour ...............Sudds
H ornpipes, R eels, Jigs,
Entre-Aet Rosamunde . Schubert
PIECES. The old ru stic bridge by S a r a b a n d e ............................. Handd Strathspeys, C oun try Dances,
I r e la n d .......................................... HiU the m i l l ................................ SkeUy Sand Jigs, Spanish Dances,
Moonlight on the Hudson . Wilson When you and I w ere young, N o . 32.
Stephanie G a v o tte ............ Czibulka M a g g ie ...........................Butterfield Am erican Dances,
Angels o f d a w n ..................... Latour The W ishing G a te ..................Sporlt CZERNYS 101 EXERCISES. H ighland Schottisches &c.
Continued. Love n o t .............................. Blockley Complete.

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