Choix des pièces

Favorite melodies for violin or cello and piano, by mainly contemporary composers, some original and some arranged, graded in six levels for amateur use.

Les Fleurs du Violoniste, Melodies favorites, Les Perles du Violoniste and Répertoire des Pièces were similar collections from the same publisher.
Several items were reprints of arrangements by Adolphe Herman, mainly from his Les premiers pas du jeune violoniste, published by Grus of Paris in the 1870s.
At some point the series was issued without Paschalski's items; see the second cover. Sennewald extended the series, adding seventh and eighth levels, changing the contents of levels four and five, and also excluding the Paschalski items; see the third cover. Paschalski's items were issued in two separate series; see lower covers.

Typical cover

Cover without Paschalski items

Cover of Sennewald's extended series without Paschalski items

Cover of Paschalski's own series

Cover of Paschalski's own graded series

History

The series started around 1900.

Editors

• Konstanty Paschalski (1862-1921)
• Adolphe Herman (1823-1903)

Publishers

• Gebethner and Wolff, Warsaw

Template

Contents

Level I (easy)

• 1. Romance, Op.123, No.1 (Dancla)
• 2. Valse Op.123, No.2 (Dancla)
• 3. Reve d'enfant (Nocturne) (Herman)
• 4. Ballade, Op.123, No.5 (Dancla)
• 5. Premiere melodie, Op.10, No.1 (Meissner)
• 6. Ave Verum (Mozart)
• 7. Jesu meine Freude (Bach)
• 8. Gottes Sohn ist kommen (Bach)
• 9. Chant religieux (Weber)

Level II

• 1. Polka, Op.123, No.6 (Dancla)
• 2. La Dame du lac, March (Rossini arr. A Herman)
• 3. Don Juan, Tambourin (Mozart arr. A Herman)
• 4. Les cloches du village (Herman)
• 5. Tyrolienne from William Tell (Rossini, arr. A Herman)
• 6. Melodie, Op.123, No.3 (Dancla)
• 7. Priere, Op.123, No.9 (Dancla)
• 8. Larghetto (Handel)
• 9. Ballade No.2, Op.38 (Chopin, Frédéric)
• 10. Berceuse Op.13, No.2 (Paschalski, Konstanty)

Level III

• 1. Invitation to the Waltz (Weber)
• 2. Romance de l'aiguille from Les noces de Jeannette (Massé, Victor, arr. A Herman)
• 3. Hunters' Chorus (Weber)
• 4. Mazourka, Op.123, No.11 (Dancla)
• 5. Andante Op.65 Mendelssohn
• 6. Valse Op.12, No.2 (Grieg)
• 7. Watchmen's song Op.12, No.3 (Grieg)
• 8. Chansonette, Op.15, No.2 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 9. Chanson Triste, Op.20, No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 10 Valse-Berceuse (Rapacki)

Level IV

• 1. Royal Menuet (Gounod, Charles, arr. A Herman)
• 2. Serenade (Gounod, Charles, arr. A Herman)
• 3. Gigue (Leclair)
• 4. Allegro (Leclair)
• 5. Berceuse, Op.32 (Zelenski)
• 6. Air d'eglise Stradella
• 7. Adagio Op.5, No.4 (Corelli)
• 8. Elvendans, Op.12, No.6 (Grieg, Edvard)
• 9. Albumblad, Op.12, No.7 (Grieg, Edvard)
• 10. Chant d'amour, Op.14, No.3 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 11. Berceuse, Op.15, No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 12. Chant de mai, Op.20, No.3 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 13. Meneutt, Op.23 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 14. Berceuse No.4, Op.25, No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 15. Berceuse No.5, Op.25, No.2 (Paschalski, Konstanty)

Level V

• 1. Adagietto from L'Arlesienne (Bizet)
• 2. Chant sans paroles, Op.13,No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 3. Barcarolle, Op.13,No.3 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 4. Berceuse No.2, Op.14,No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 5. Romance, Op.17,No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)

Level VI

• 1. Mazourka, Op.123, No.20 (Dancla)
• 2. Le Desir, Op.14,No.2 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 3. Scherzo, Op.15,No.3 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 4. Serenade, Op.16,No.1 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 5. Canzonetta polonaise, Op.16,No.2 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 6. Polka de Salon, Op.17,No.3 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 7. Melancolie, Op.25,No.5 (Paschalski, Konstanty)

For two violins

• 1. Première fantaisie polonaise symphonique, Op.18 (Paschalski, Konstanty)
• 1. Deuxieme fantaisie polonaise symphonique, Op.19 (Paschalski, Konstanty)