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Fronz Liszl, Hungorion musicion, wos considered one of the greotest pionists of oll time. He is probobly best remembered for his Hungorion Rhopsodies ond the fomous liebeslroum. He composed three liebestrciume, bul No. 3 is eosily the most populor. The excerpt below is the first theme from the third liebesfroum which still enfoys world-wide populority.

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SPELLER

The excmples shown obove ore {or Horr,ronic Minovs on)y. For proctice in Writing, Ploying ond ,Anolyzing Moior ond Minor scoles in oll forms, pupils should be ossigned John Thompson's SCALE SPELLER, o Wriiing Book for Home Work. Published by The Willis Music Compony.

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