It contains hundreds of exercises ranging from basic to advanced compositions, with later editions also including a selection of popular themes as solos and duets by various composers, and several original compositions by Arban including his famous arrangement of Carnival of Venice.

Arban says in his opinion that the mouthpiece should be two-thirds on the lower lip and one-third on the upper.

[3]: 183–187 The Art of Phrasing was written by Arban in 1866, but was never added to the original French edition of the Method.

These songs and duets first appeared in the American Edition of the Arban Method published by the Jean White Company in 1872.

This new version added 28 duets entitled 28 Recreations, 32 Melodies, and 100 Art of the Phrasing songs.

Pepper and Carl Fischer also added the Art of Phrasing to their Arban Methods in the late 1800s.

They must seek out… the most illustrious models, and… purify their taste, verify their sentiments, and bring themselves as near as possible to that which is beautiful.

Arban's celebrated composition "Fantasie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice" is the eleventh fantasia in the list.

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