Transcriptions
A number of well-known MacDowell pianoforte pieces have been transcribed for other instruments. The transcriptions are all published by Arthur P. Schmidt, and are as follows:—
Organ
Six Transcriptions, Series 1
By Frederick N. Shackley.
Idylle (_Starlight, Op. 55, No. 4).
Pastorale (_To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1).
Romance (_At an Old Trysting Place, Op. 51, No. 3).
Legend (_A Deserted Farm, Op. 51, No. 8).
Reverie (_With Sweet Lavender, Op. 62, No. 4).
Maestoso (_A.D. 1620, Op. 55, No. 3).
Six Transcriptions, Series 2
By C. Charlton Palmer.
Nautilus (Op. 55, No. 7).
Andantino (_Romance, Op. 39, No. 3).
Sea Song (_Song, Op. 55, No. 5).
Meditation (_By Smouldering Embers, Op. 61, No. 6).
Mélodie (_To a Water Lily, Op. 51, No. 6).
In Nomine Domini (_From Puritan Days, Op. 62, No. 8).
Violin and Pianoforte
To a Humming Bird (From Six Fancies).
To a Wild Rose (_From Op. 51). Original and simplified editions.
Clair de Lune (_From Op. 37).
With Sweet Lavender (_From Op. 62).
Violoncello and Pianoforte
WOODLAND SKETCHES. _Op. 51.
Arranged by Julius Klengel.
To a Wild Rose.
At an Old Trysting Place.
To a Water-Lily.
A Deserted Farm.
Told at Sunset.
Selected Albums
Useful albums for those who desire an introduction to MacDowell’s music are as follows:—
In Passing Moods
Album of selected Pianoforte Pieces.
1. Prologue.
2. Alia Tarantella.
3. An Old Love Story.
4. Melody.
5. The Song of the Shepherdess.
6. A Deserted Farm.
7. To the Sea.
8. Danse Andalouse.
9. From a Log Cabin.
10. Epilogue.
Album of Selected Songs
(Low or High Voice.)
1. Thy Beaming Eyes.
2. The Swan Bent Low.
3. O Lovely Rose.
4. Deserted.
5. Slumber Song.
6. A Maid Sings Light.
7. To a Wild Rose.