Poland's Dirge is an exception, and so is Horsemen Before the
Battle. "Was ein junges Madchen liebt" has a short introduction,
in which the reminiscence hunter may find a true bit of
"Meistersinger" color. Simple in structure and sentiment, the
Chopin lieder seem almost rudimentary compared to essays in this
form by Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Brahms and Tschaikowsky.
A word of recommendation may not be amiss here regarding the
technical study of Chopin. Kleczynski, in his two books, gives
many valuable hints, and Isidor Philipp has published a set of
Exercises Quotidiens, made up of specimens in double notes,
octaves and passages taken from the works. Here skeletonized are
the special technical problems. In these Daily Studies, and his
edition of the Etudes, are numerous examples dealt with
practically. For a study of Chopin's ornaments, Mertke has
discussed at length the various editorial procedure in the matter
of attacking the trill in single and double notes, also the
easiest method of executing the flying scud and vapors of the
fioriture.
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