and is a tone poem of remarkable power. It is but thirty-one bars in length and yet it contains more solid material, breadth and perfectly concentrated splendour than many an orchestral tone poem of symphonic proportions. The graduations of tone found in the piece are very fine and could only have been written by one who knew intimately the tonal resources of the modern pianoforte. The chord writing spreads over a wide area of the keyboard, but is remarkable for its clarity. It is indeed extremely difficult to call to mind any other composer who could have painted a tone picture so big in outlook and so complete in itself, in such a small space as MacDowell has done here. 2. _From a Wandering Iceberg_ (_Serenely_). This piece suggests a towering iceberg gradually approaching, passing by in all its splendour, and going on toward _realms of burning light_. The tone variety ranges from _as soft and smooth as possible_ to a virile, orchestral _fff_. The melody of the piece is very beautiful and the whole thing has a curious icy clearness about it that is remarkably realistic. The last seven bars contain music as tender and serene as anything MacDowell ever composed. 3. _A.D. 1620_ (_In unbroken rolling rhythm_). This represents the voyage of the pilgrim fathers and is a four-page piece, about double the length of the preceding two. Its character is generally stern, and the rolling of the lumbering ship is vividly suggested. The middle portion consists of a magnificent song marked _Sturdily and sternly, but without change of rhythm_. The tune is not beautiful, but it is strong and inspiring, and in these respects it is unique. Its power is remarkable even for MacDowell. As the preceding part gradually led up to the song, so in its repetition it gradually dies away, as if the ship had approached and passed by, bearing its load of the men, women and children who were to found the great Republic of the West. 4. _Starlight_ (_Tenderly_). This is a tender and beautiful little inspiration. It has a melodic and harmonic outlook of the exquisite poise that marks MacDowell's finest work. The light and shade of the piece call for perfect control of tone production on the part of the performer. It is lighter and more finely conceived than the preceding pieces in this set, and is a very perfect tone suggestion of the loveliness of a quiet, starlit sea. 5. _Song_ (_In changing moods_). This opens softly with a cheery song which has a rough and hearty chorus. A deeper emotion is sounded where the music is marked _passionately_, and after this comes a passage of wistful tenderness. The song is resumed, together with its chorus, but near the end the tender portion is recalled, and the piece ends with a subdued and thoughtful reminiscence of the air. 6. _From the Depths_ (_In languid swaying rhythm_).This is one of MacDowell's greater inspirations and is headed:-- _And who shall sound the mystery of the seas._