umming 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_.

All Published by Arthur P. Schmidt.

These part-songs are extremely interesting and effective,
particularly in the MacDowell-like manner in which they convey
musical suggestions of their literary content.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO MACDOWELL'S WORKS

The works of MacDowell are reviewed in this book in order of
_opus_ number, and the following index will enable the reader to
find the account of any piece of which he knows the title, but
not the number. Works without opus numbers are dealt with after
those having one.

TITLE: OPUS NO.

ORCHESTRAL WORKS:

First Symphonic Poem, Hamlet and Ophelia, 22

Second Symphonic Poem, Lancelot and Elaine, 25

Third Symphonic Poem, Lamia, 29

First Suite, in A minor, 42
_In a Haunted Forest_
_Summer Idyl_
_In October_
_The Song of the Shepherdess_
_Forest Spirits_

Second Suite, Indian 48
_Legend_
_Love-Song_
_In War Time_.
_Dirge_
_Village Festival_

Two Fragments, The Saracens and the Lovely Alda 30

PART-SONGS:

Barcarolle (Mixed chorus and Piano duet