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violist in Joachim’s string quartet, as well as Enrico Polo, Charles Martin Loeffler, Hermann Ritter, and several others. It should not go unnoticed that Palaschko studied with Joachim from an early age and continued tutelage for eight years. Violin performance was only one of Palaschko’s early successes. In 1893, Palaschko’s violin composition “ Stimmungen” or “Moods,” op. 3 for violin and piano was published with Ries & Erler. The work was well received and was mentioned in London’s periodical, The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular ; the work was listed in the “New Foreign Publications” section. 4 Palaschko’s early compositional successes revealed his playful musical nature by evoking characters and foreign sounds, such as the image of Elfentanz— or Elf dance— drawing the listener into a fantasy vision-scape of a wistful character conceived by the composer. To receive international recognition for his light-hearted chamber piece must have filled the young composer and violinist with hope for a musical future. Another early publication was advertised, “ Vier Lieder ohne Worte” (Four Songs Without Words) , op. 10 for violin and piano, published in Berlin by Bote and Bock. The work was promoted as a New Publication in the German periodical Muskialisch. 5 Compiled by Frederich Hofmeister, the Leipzig music periodical Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsgericht operated from 1827-1942 and compiled newly published music of the day by composers in and around Germany. 6 Palaschko’s publications are presented in chronological sections to get a sense of his compositional output and list any trends if they existed. Furthermore, the lists of his works available through the internet and encyclopedias are incomplete. A full list of works was compiled based on E.H. Muller’s Encyclopedia of German Musicians and other partial lists which included Petrucci Music Library and other internet databases. After Palaschko’s death, 10 Figure 3: The Musical Times, "Stimmungen."

of these pieces were donated to the German state and are archived in the SLUB library in Dresden, Germany. SLUB provided some additions to the list, such as op. 4, 9, 16, 20a, 57, and 67. 7 Below the complete list of works (in English) has been revised. Early music publications, listed below, included the published works before his time at the university. These early violin and piano works have sentimental names and contain original melodies. He was not writing in a new style, but his masterful creation of new romantic style melodies are clever and worthy of publication. Perhaps, he is writing the music he liked to perform, the music from his heart, as many violinists have done before. No Opus: Orchestra Piece, OuvLdr. Jubel Overture arranged for two pianos, 1892. Opus 2: 2 Songs Without Words for Violin and Piano [Bote & Bock], 1895. Opus 3: Moods: 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano [Ries & Erler], 1893. Opus 4: Die Irrfahrt des Odysseus Overture. Opus 9: Concert Overture in enrnstein Stil arranged for Piano. Opus 10: 4 Songs Without Words for Violin and Piano [Bote & Bock], 1894. In 1895, Palaschko entered Berlin’s Hochschule für Musik where he continued his violin studies with Joachim. He simultaneously began theory study with Ernst Eduard Taubert and composition with Heinrich von Herzogenberg. 8 During his academic years, Palaschko published nine more works, but his successes extended outside of Germany with new publishers in Austria and America. Opus 14: 6 Concert Etudes for Violin [Rahter Leipzg], 1900. Opus 15: Loose Leaves: 8 Little Mood Pictures for Violin and Piano [Ries & Erler], 1897. Opus 16: Sylphs Dance for Piano Four Hand, 1898. Opus 17: 3 Pieces for Violin and Piano [B.F. Wood Music: Boston], 1897. Opus 20: 3 Violin Stucke mit Klavier [Reis & Erler], 1898. Opus 22: Witches Dance for Violin und Piano [Bote & Bock], 1899. Opus 23: Suite for Violin [Bote & Bock], 1899. Opus 24: 2 Violin Pieces [Bote & Bock], 1899. Opus 25: 6 Bagatelles for Violin and Piano [Bote & Bock], 1899.

Figure 4: Musikalisch, "Vier Lieder ohne Wrote."

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