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L.' Sextette from Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammerrnoor

2. Quartette from Verdi’s “Rigoletto,’’ paraphrase <ie Concert.

$V/ Miserere from Verdi’s “II Trovatore” paraphrase <ie Cpncirt

4. Home, Sweet Home, ( Bishop) Morceau de Concert

The Banjo ( Caprice Ktliiopian) Morceau de Concert

Old Black Joe (Foster ) Morceau de Concert,

Old Folks at Home (Foster) Morceau de Concert

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AUTHOR'S PREFACE.

It has been the endeavor of the composer to avoid the serious faults gener-

ally found in compositions written for the left hand alone.

Such pieces have always savored more or less of charlatanism, because they

have been written with the sole aim of dazzling through a display of finger

dexterity. Musical value and intrinsic merit have been sacrificed—for ordinary,

showy, cheap effects:

—

Seeing the opportunities which left-hand compositions offer as a study to

emphasize the melody-notes, when melody and accompaniment are played by the

same hand, and the incalculable value they are as pedal studies

,

the author entered

upon this field of writing.

Since incorrect pedaling is so much more conspicuous in left-hand pieces; in

fact, since here comparatively minor defects become glaring faults, these tran-

scriptions will necessarily awaken and stimulate an interest in effective pedaling.

This vital point in the artistic rendition of piano music has been sadly neglected,

even by many prominent musicians.

The present series of transcriptions of the great masterpieces. Miserere from

Verdi’s “T1 Trovatore.’’ Quartette from Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Sextette from Doni-

zetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” etc., has been written with the view of combining

real music value with great possibilities of technical development.

Hence it is to be hoped that they will receive a warm welcome, and become

a desirable addition to the standard concert repertoire.

To my dear friendErnest R.Kroeger.

SEXTETTE.FROM DONIZETTIS’ LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.

Grand Concert Paraphrase,for the

LEFT HAND ALONE.

Prelude.by

CHARLES KUNKEL.A Capriccio (* Capricious )

Moderato 0 92. (Moderate speed

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To insure a refined and scholarly rendition of the piece the artistic use of the pedal as indicated is imperative

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6tre corde

( release soft pedal

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leggiero (lightly, swiftly)

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mollo cresc. accelerando (hasten the time) cresc.

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con duolo molto rit.

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Pomposo ( Majestic. dignified

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Con tutta la forza ( With full power

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