SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (LIEDER OHNE WORTE) is an eight-volume collection of short lyrical piano works, written by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) between the years 1829 and 1845. Each volume, five of which were dedicated to women including his friend Clara Schumann, consists of six songs of varying mood and character. The first volume was published in London in 1832 under the title ORIGINAL MELODIES FOR THE PIANOFORTE. This Kalmus edition includes five of the songs, transcribed into a suite for orchestra by Paul Hillemacher and his brother Lucien Hillemacher. Instrumentation:2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2+2 Crnt.3.1: Timp: Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set). Movements: I. Allegro di molto (Le D�part); II. Allegretto tranquillo (Le Gondolier); III. Presto (Scherzetto); IV. Andante maestoso (Marche Fun�bre); V. Molto Allegro (La Chasse).