Chansons-mélodies

Five transcriptions for piano solo:

1 Chanson d’avril
2 Extase [ = Chant d’amour], in F, 64 bars
3 Chanson provençale [ = L’Arlésienne, no. 5], in F# min, 131 bars
4 Méditation [ = L’Arlésienne, Entr’acte no. 15] E♭/Cm, 71 bars
5 Chanson arabe [ = Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe]
Printed score:
1
pl. no.:

A.C. 7043, A.C. 7086, A.C. 6037, A.C. 7087, A.C. 7044

pages:

5, 5, 7, 5, 5

date:

1886

note:

It looks from the title page as if Choudens intended to publish ten such pieces, but settled for five.

copies:

F-Pn Ac.p.1822 (no. 1)

F-Pn Vm7 9190 (no. 1)

F-Pn Vmg 41823 (no. 2) (Gallica, IMSLP)

GB-Lbl 3281.a (set) (stamped 1 MY 86)

US-Wc M25 .B (no. 2)

GB-NWm (no. 4)

2

A later issue revised the title page without the blank numbers 5-10. GB-NWm (no. 3)