1. _Sung Outside the Prince's Door (Softly, wistfully)._ This opens with a tender and expressive theme. The middle section, _Pleadingly_, is described by this indication. Altogether, the piece is a little gem, full of sweet and wistful expressiveness. 2. _Of a Tailor and a Bear (Gaily, pertly)._ This is a fanciful little piece, the antics of the bear being happily suggested. The tunes are lively and the whole thing has a delightful old-world atmosphere about it. Some of the marks of expression are very characteristic, including, _Growlingly, clumsily_, etc. 3._Beauty in the Rose-Garden (Not fast;_ _sweetly and simply)._ A pleading little theme opens this number. The middle section, indicated _Well marked, almost roughly_, has a touch of passion in its feeling. The resumption of the opening tune is marked _Sadly_, and the piece concludes rather beautifully, with great tenderness. 4. _From Dwarf-land (Merrily, quaintly)._ This opens with a merry theme, and is full of quaint and delightful little touches. TWO PIECES, IN LILTING RHYTHM, FOR PIANOFORTE. These two pieces are explained by their titles and are of little importance. SIX FANCIES, FOR PIANOFORTE. _First Published_, 1898 (P.L. Jung). Assigned 1899, to Arthur P. Schmidt. 1. _A Tin Soldier's Love_. 2 ._To a Humming Bird_. 3. _Summer Song_. 4. _Across Fields_. 5. _Bluette_. 6. _An Elfin Round_. This is a characteristic album, the pieces in it being imaginative and suggestive, in tone poetry, of their subjects, although not of the composer's deepest inspiration. 1._A Tin Soldier's Love (Gently, with Feeling)._ This little piece opens with a sweet and simple theme, followed by a toy-like march tune, and these make up the material of the piece. 2. _To a Humming Bird (As fast and light as possible)._ There is nothing very striking about this piece. It is imaginative, and when played at the required speed, with lightness of touch, is effective. It has been arranged as a violin solo with pianoforte accompaniment. 3. _Summer Song (Not fast)._ This is characteristic of MacDowell in its clear-sounding harmonies, and has a certain charm and fragrance of its own. 4. _Across Fields (Lightly and joyously)._ This piece opens with a happy and characteristic tune. The whole atmosphere suggested in its two pages is singularly bright, sunny and fresh. 5. _Bluette (Gracefully)._ This is the most MacDowell-like piece of the _Six Fancies_, some of its rich harmonies and characteristic key transitions being reminiscent of the composer's finer work. 6. _An Elfin Round (Very swift and light)._ The full effect of this piece can only be felt if it is played at a great speed, with extreme lightness of touch. The feeling is not very deep, as the occasion does not demand it, but it is a fanciful and suggestive little creation. PART-SONGS. (Published under the Pseudonym of Edgar Thorn.) _The Witch_. _War Song_. _The Rose and the Gardener_. _Love and Time_.