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ncasia, dedicated to Thalberg .^•• 5 ^

roJuction and variations OQ a favourite Air of Bellini.. ,.^ 4 o

uche favorits da Sultan „.._.— > '

reive favouziie airs ..^ «..,.•<_— ••••— 3 "

APTOKMAS.KUH MELODIES :

1. The rising of the sun .,..«•.» —

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3. Ap Shenkin *

4. Poor Mary Anne 3

5. Love's fascination •-.^ *

6. Sweet Richard>toinma8's polka

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trovatoie. Fantaisie sur I'op^ra de Verdi ..

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BOCHSA, K. C.

( MiNBSTP''L Italibn. DixMorceaux, courtaetbrillant*

1. Di Pescatore and Ama tua madre (Lucrezia)

a. O divina Agnese (Beatrice di Tenda) .

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3. Com* fc bello (Lucrezia Borgia)_

4. Meco & Voga voga luna (La Straniera)

5. March & Pas ridoubli (SafTo) .

6. Voga, voga, & Sogno talor (Parisina) .-.••7. Vieni ah ! vieni (Cavatine-Mazurka de Pacini).,.

>. Ah I tu sei (Parisina)

9. Quanto ^ bello (L'elisire d'amore) *.

10. lo I'udia (Torquato Tasso)

licr^ations pour les Harpistes de toutes les fore-

t. My own blue bell

I. I'he bridal ring

V The Prince of Wales' march4. March in the old Irish style

5. Souvenir k I'Ecossaise

6. The wild white rose »<

J. Rondo !i la villageoise '.

B. L'invitaticn ^ la polka1 9. Le moulinetxo. Welch polka

LmLiQt;p.s Irlandaises. Favourite Irish airs in 3 bookt

I. Planxty Kelly and The old womana. Nancy Dawson and Savoumeen Deelish «3. Sly Patrick and The Moreen

jtt plaisirs de la mimoire. Select melodiea from the works of

tne most popular composers, intended to be performed from

memory. In 4 books each

'reparation a l'^tude. 300 short miscellaneoui andindependent pas^sages, calculated to give steadiness andfrtadom to the hands, flexibility and strength to the fingen,

and a thorough knowledge of every species of fingering.

In 4 hooks each

IiCHTEBN ENTiRELV NEW STUDIES, calculated to give

strength and independence to the fingers, freedom to both

hands and steadiness to the wrists, a books each

Elegant extracts, forniing the second claaa of the Appendixto the general course of instructions 1

Fasteful exercises on a favourite melody by Bishop, being

the first class of the Appendix to the general course of

instructions

Thk pupil's companion. Forty progreatire studies. 4 bookseach

rwBLVB PROGRESSIVE PRELUDES, Calculated to promote the

facility of modulation through the most useful keys

A le diro (Roberto Devereux). Transcription 3

A temple to friendship (T. Moore). Variations 3

Cea5c your funning. Fantasia and variations 4Cease your funning. (Variations aa sung by Mrs. Salmon) .

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Grand military march a

Grand parade march ;

L'encouragement. Simple melodies arranged in a mo«t easy

style »

Partant pour la Syrie. Fantaisie martiale »_^— 4Petit souvenir (Tyrolienne de Guillaume Tell) »»..•— a

Tartar di\crtimento (introducing the Tartar drum) ..«»«*• a

The celeurated Rossignol walu —__— I

The last new French march — « —

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Weber's last waltz. Grand and brilliant variations ..__.. _ i

CHATTEBTON, FBEDEBICK.Amor ! possente nome. Petite fantaisie •.«.«•«.L'horloge des Tuileries. Petit amusement .^ ____ _Le camaval de Venise. Morceau fantastiqac ...._« —«.The dawn of spring. Easter piece __— _ —

CHATTESTOH, J. BAL8IB.

«fiil daily practice, scales, exercises, and preludes in vmritnu

styles, toT pupils in all degrees of advancement «

A iBLECTION OF HIS FAVOURITE COMPOSITIONS :

I. Annie Laurie. Scotch melody. Transcribed _a. Auld Robin Gray. Scotch melody. Transcribed . . _

Bardic relics, No. i. Sweet Richard _Bardic relics, No. 2. Nos galan

Bardic relics. No. 3. Llandovery and Serch hudol..Bardic relics. No. 4. Of noble race was Shenkin ....

Beauties of Irish melody. Savoumeen deelish andKate Kearney .^ >. _

Bridal marchChant des Croates Q. Blumenthal)Don Pasjuale. Fantasia

Gems of Irish melody, No i ....

(iems of Irish melody. No. a ....

God save the Queen. Variatioiu

CJondolier row. Variations

Grand American march •

II trovatore (The prison scene)

Kathleen Mavouraeen and Dermot astora

L'elisire d'amore. Fantasia

La gitana. The new cachuchaLes noces. Fantasia, introducing Danish air ....««Relics of Wales (Three Welsh airs)

Rousseau's dream. Capriccio . .

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The bloom is on the rye (Bishop).

The light of other days ( Kalfe ) ...

The old house at home (Lodei)Victoria march introducing '

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CHIPP, T. P. $.d.

I love but thee (T. Moore). Introduction and variatioiu _— 3 o

DirsSEE, 0. B.

The Harpist's friend. A series of popular melodies

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Stands for difficult ; b, moderately difficult c, tasy ; d, very easy.

OBERTHUR, CHARLES—, -niiituU.

Merch MeganThe rising of the li

March of the menLilla's a lady . .

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Savoumeen deelish

La rosa waltz

OOH^ROID, E

Lucrezia Borgia. Fantasia on Donizetti's opera

Norma. Fantasia on Bellini's opera

HOLST.

'Etrbhnes aux dames." Select airs, Jie.

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1. True love. German air

e. Le vaillant troubadourThe farewell of Raoul de Coucy.....Le depart du jeune GrecAdolphine. German air *••

German WaltzesVe banks and braes o' bonny Doon^Vhat beauties does Flora disclose. Scotch air and •

Quick march9. Stanco di pascolar. Venetian air .....•.—

la Di piacer (La gazza ladra) - — — — — ••

HUNT, W. B.

The blue balb of Scotland. Introduction and variations

LABABBE, THEODOBE.

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There is no home like my own. Variations.

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UEYEB, P. C.

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b Auld Robin Gray. Divertimento 3 o

i Melange (introducing "My lodging " and " The rose-tree in

fall bearing '')

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OBEBTHtJB, CHABLES.

i Op. 35. Addio, mia vita, addio ! Barcarolle a 6

a Op. 36. Souvenir de Londres. Fantaisie et variations brillantei

sur un »heme original _.6 o

t Op. 37. Reminiscences des Mousquetaires. Fantasia onHalevy's opera 3 o

i Op. 33. Bijou de Nabuco. Grande fanuisie sur 1' op^ra de

Verdi -. 7 o

i Op. 39. La milancolie de F. Prume. Transcription .. .. a 6

b Op. 38. Una lagrima sulla tomba di Parish Alvari. Eligie.. 5 o

b Op. 51. La belle Emmelioe. Impromptu ^ « 3 *

b Op. 57. Trois 4tudks caracteristiques :

1. La cascade 3 *

a. La coquette s o

3. La consolation 3 o

b Op. 61. " Grms OF German song." Twelve recreations

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I. Adelaide Beethoven 3 o

The first violet Mendelssohn 3 a

Zuleika Mendelssohn a oCooling zephyrs Schuben 3 o

The huntsman, soldier, and sailor Spohr a 6

A ride I once was taking (Trab, trab) Kucken a •

My harp now lies broken (Maid of Judah) Kticken 3 oMy heart's on the Rhine Speyer 3 o

From the Alp the horn resounding Proch a 6

With sword at rest (The standard bearer) Lindpaintner 3

II. When the swallows fly towards home (Agathe) Abt a o

la. Oh ! wcrt thou mine for ever KQcken a o

( Op. 19. "HoMMAGEl Schubert." Trois mtiodies :

1, Ve flow'rets that to me she gave 1 6

a. Praise of tears ->•> s 6

3. Norman's Gesang i 6

b Op. 94. " R^criSatioms musicalbs." 3 (}erman melodies

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I. Streamlet cease Curschmann a o

a. Forth I roam Kalliwoda a o

3. If o'er the boundless sky Molique a o

b Op. 90. " Voyage EN Suisse." Trois morceanx originaux:

I. BSIe 3 «

a. Zuric 3 i

3. St. Gallois 3 *

b Op 103. Trois Etudes de Charles Mayer et d'Adolphe Henselttranscrites

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I. Grace C.Mayer a 6

a. La fontaine C.Mayer 3 o3. Si oiseau j'^tais A. Henselt 3 o

( Op. X06. Three characteristic melodies :

I. Wenn ich ein VSglein war ...utx. »...»„ 3 o3. Lisple Laute, lisple linde • » 3 o

3. Virgo Maria (O Sanctissima) » 3 o

e Op. 110. " PsNStfES MusiCALES." Trois piices dc salon

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z. Repose a o3. Sorrow and relief a i

3. Cradle song a 6

a Op. 115. Bonnie Scotland. Fantaisie btillante (Scotch airs) 6 o

b Op. 118. Les montagnes Boh^miennes. Chant national d'apris

Leopold de Meyer a 6

b Op. 131. Trois morceaux caractiristiqaes

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I. La gitana 3 o«, M^lodie mazurque 3 o

J. La gazelle 3 o

b Op. X37. Sacred melodies:

I. Martin Luther's hymn a 63. Old hundredth psalm a 6

3. Before Jehovah's awful throne a 64. Airs from "The creation " (Haydn) 4 o5. Vital spark of heavenly flame a 66. Agnus Dei (Mozart) a 6

b Op. iz8. Deux melodies de I'op^ra Les huguenots (Meyerbeer):I. Nobles seigneurs. Cavaline du page a o3. A cc mot tout s'anime. Air de Marguerite 1 e

Op. X33.

Op. I4».

Op. 1 44.

Op. 146.

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Op. Z39. " itoLiAN chords." Three melodies .

X. Gems of the crimson<oloured even _._ •

a. She was a creature strange as fair ^ _-_ •

3. 'Tis sweet when in the glowing west — •

Nereides. SketchL'invitazione del gondoliere. Sketch

II trovatore. Fantasia on Verdi's opera ...

La traviata. Souvenir de I'op^a de Verdi .

Twelve operatic airs, tzmn-

each149. " Gems of Verdi.'

scribedAh ! chelamorte Trovatore

II balen del suo sorriso Trovatore

Si la stanchezza Trovatore

Stride la vampa .Trovatore^

La mia letizia I Lombardi

La donna h mobile Rigoletto

Parigi.ocara Traviaia

Ah, fors'ilui TraviaU

Di Provenza il mar Traviau

xo. Libiamo (Hrindisi) Traviata

II. Ernani involami Emani13. Va pensiero Nabuco

Op. 158. " 'iEMn.H RAMBLES." Four musical sketches :

X. Sea nymphs •

3. fclurmuring waves •••.*

3. My bark glides through the silver wave .

4. Water sprites

Andalusia. Bolero ^rilUnl ..

The keel row FanfasiaSanta Lucia. Neapolitan air

tin ballo in r<iasc!«rj|^ Fantaisie"C'cH'S''

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Op. 159-

Op. 1^6.

Op. 167.

Op. 170

Songs without words : /I. Dans ces instants ito

' coeorpense »

a. Ich denkr iein, weon durch den H»in der Nachttgall«e a

3. Eilende Wolken, gegler der Lufte •

4. Eme'.ina i •••-».. — - *

5. Selii;e Taze \ •.•,..»»...*.*.^ I

6. NachgcfUhl «.-« — >

7. Adieu, charmant pays de France *— 3

B. Fori, methinks, till I grow old ^ *..»•••••. 3

9. L'air est doux, le ciel est beau •«»»»» 1

10. Ange aux yeux bleus »•« *

11. We rove among *He roses a-aM** i

13. Au bord du Rhin ^. •«•.••.

13. Au bord de la Lahn \. ..••••••>•«> >

14. Au bord dela Nahe n ••«••

15. Au bord du Ncckar • ••• >

16. Auf leichtem Zweig •« *

17. Ah ! be not sad * '

iB- Remind me not '

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"Voyage lyriqub.'

I. Norway.a. Sweden.3. Denmark.4. Russia (God savt

Emperor).5. Prussia,

6. Prussia.

7. Poland.8. Saxony,9. Bavaria.

xo. Austria (Haydn't hymi).IX. Hungary.19. Sardinia.

Twenty-four National Ain13. Romagna.14. Naples.

15. Spain.

16. Portugal.

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France (La MarseillaiM)France (Les Girondins).

Belgium.ai. Holland.aa. England (Rok Britannia)

3. America (Hail Columbia!34. England (God save the

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STEIL. W. H.

My lodging it on the cold ground (variations) ..»._«••-. •

STREATHER, WILLIAU.

Deh vieni alia finestra. Serenade from Don Juan ..»*...— •

Home, sweet home, of Thalberg, iranscribcd ...._.. I

TAILOR, OERHARD.C^m' fc gentil (Don Pasquale). Transcription * •

Fantasia on Irish melodies (The harp that once, B«Ucv« mc if

all, and Meeting of the waters) 5

Two favourite Irish melodies (Coolin and The minstrel boftVariations I

Rigoletto. Fantasia on Verdi's opera w^^.*.*.-- 1

THOMAS, JOHN.

Welsh melodies. Tran>cnbed :

I. The ash grove *.»»•.• »»«.m. |a. The bells of Aberdovey u....m»«. %^ Sweet melody, sweet Richard .,.......«•.... |4. The rising of the bun j5. The march of the men of Harlech j6. Kidtngover themuuiitain(originalmelody by J.Tkoma<) 37. The p^in of Rhuddtan 38. Love's fascination -. 39. The rising of the lark |10. The camp (Of noble race was Shenkin) 311. Megan's daughter ]xa. The minstrel's adieu to his native land (original melody

by J. Thomas) ^

13. Watching the wheat j14. New year's eve 3

15. David of the white rock* or The dying bard to his harp 3x6. Over the stone 317. The miller's daughtei ««..... ]18. Come to battle «.... — .•« 319. All through the night..... •••..... 3ao. The blackbird .••»• .....»•• )ai. The dawn of day ........m^ 3aa. Britain's lament •••«•.«.... 3S3. Black Sir Harry ••......•• — ••» 334. The departure of the king ..««« |

I La source. Caprice of J. Blumenthal, transcribed .

' rh« harmonious blacksmith, of Handel, transcribed

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WRIGHT. T. H\ Caledonian Fantasia, introducing favourite Scotch\ Com' b gentil (Don Pasquale^ Fantasia' Deh calma oh ciel (Otelfo). Transcription

\ Fra poco a mc ricovcro (Lucia). Arr^njid (^

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