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REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS, 



R«gantif,o ; or, the Bra-vo of r^ma, a Grand 

 Ro'r..,:,tk Mdo- Drama, at ftrfrmmg ii'itb 

 unbounaed A^plauft at the TBeatre royal, Co- 

 ^ent-gj'den. Comf-jci by Dr. Bujby. 6x. 



THE fcience, .alte, and truly-claflical 

 fiyle o' f'v; m'lfic of" Rugantino, has 

 excited u.i; v ■ d -lumiration ai the theatre, 

 and V'rov.. to aHy attraaive in the doTet. 

 The Ose.ij.e confilts. of three move- 

 mentt; tlie n. i of .vhich, hold and oiigi- 

 nal in its l.iHjeSl, and cundufted witn un- 

 common fpiiii and rtUimatioD, leads to a 

 fweedy tender oboe rtiain, in the time ot 

 fix quavers, larghetto, which is relieved by 

 a moft noble and Itrikirg burft of the whole 

 band, thnt finely prepares the ear for the 

 gavand Iprightly ftyle of the concluding 

 movement. Of the fcenic part rf the com- 

 pofition, the whole of which is adjufted 

 wit'i wonderful force and propriety of ef- 

 fea to the vaiioui emotions ot ihe drama, 

 the molt pr-.minei;t parts are, perhap*. thofe 

 in which Rolabella pafles to vifit St. Rofa's 

 rtirine, the burfting open of Mcmmo's 

 chamber door bv Rugantino, thu- mid-day 

 view ot the palace gardens, Flodoa'do's 

 return to Rofabella, and the conlultation 

 of the coni'piratois. 



The whole of the Mafque is highly sp- 

 propriate and ftriking. Nothing can be 

 more charaaeriftic than the lirain mutative 

 of the pipes of Pan, or the dance of Diana j 

 more graceful and lender than the move- 

 ment commencing t!;e appearance of Ve 

 nus, or more grand and majeltic than that 

 accompanying the delcent of Jupiter, Juno 

 and their attendant gods and goddelles in 

 their palace of Clouds. In the paiTage* 

 given to the afcent of Pluto and Pi olerpme 

 from the infernal regions, we find a pro- 

 fundity and abftruleneis of modulati;n, 

 which only the truly great matter could 

 conceive, and the deviation from, and re- 

 turn to the original key, is condufted with 

 an addrefs confined to the learned tew who 

 polTefs the grand and rare feciet ot chro- 

 matic digrefTion. Bland an.l Weller, the 

 purchafers of the copy-right of this cele- 

 brated piece, have adapted it to the Piano- 

 forte, and brought it out in a correft and 

 handlbme ftyle. Their liberality, we are 

 gUd to learn, has already been well remu- 

 nerated by the very great dcoiaud for the 

 work. 



Tbt Favouritt Air, " For tendernefs frmd,-' 

 ' ^'ranged ai a Glujor Thne nica, J. Max.- 

 samghi. is. dd. 



f hi» GJte, which is publiilisd with an 



excellent and happily varied Accompani- 

 ment for the Piano forte, is unelahoratc 

 and familiar in its conftnictiori ; and can- 

 not, we ihink, fail to pleafe thofe vocal 

 praaitioners who are partial to a Imooth, 

 limple flow ol melody, familiarly harnio- 

 niztd. and calculated to move tne fenfibi- 

 llty of the unlearned hearer. 

 A Sonata for the Grand or fmall Piano Foi te, 

 ibith Accompanitttenti for a German Flute and 

 Tenor hijcrihed to Lord Miller, Muj. Doc. 

 by IVdl. iiowgill of IVhltehaven. Js. 

 This S 'Pa'a comprizes three move- 

 ments, the ftyttscf which are attraaive and 

 confonant j many of ;he pillages are ot a 

 new caft, and diiUnguilhtd 'by their fjirit 

 and clearners. The Accompaniments are 

 arranged witn confid-raSle fancy and judg- 

 ment, and the combined efFcd does ho., or 

 to Mr. HowgiU's profetTional abilities. 



Three Sonatas for the Piano-Foile or Harp, ir.ter- 

 rperjed ■with a -varkry of EngUjh, Scotch and ^ 

 ''irS Airs, ivith on Accoinpanim'.nt for a Flute 

 crFioHn. Comf,ofedbyJ.Hook,Efq. 6i. 

 Thefe Sonatas, enlivened and variegated 

 with the pleafnig and talteful choice Mr. 

 H' ok has made from tae favourite and po- 

 pular airs of the united kint;doms, ptefent 

 to the Piano. lorte prailitioner an attraaive 

 afTemblage of well-conneaed movements. 

 The oiigtnal mat^e.- happily combines 

 with the adopted melodies ; and the gene- 

 ra! effed i. lV.ch as, we doubt net, will Iw 

 found to greatly lecommend the publica- 

 tion. 



«< The Citmhrlan Lyrift ; or, Morgnnin London,^' 

 a New So):^, luntten and compojed by John 

 Party, M D.B is. 6d. 



Mr. P.Try , n native of North Wales, and 

 the author of the popular air ot j^p Shenkcrt, 

 has, under the title of 7 hi Cambrian Ly- 

 rifl, produced a pleaiing Kttle national air. 

 In the poetry, which is both pretiy and 

 charaae. itiic, the Lyrifl tells us that he has 

 left " Do've)! Plain," and " A maiden 

 fair, tweet lovely Jane," to fee " grtat 

 London, the King, St. Paul's, Uncle 

 Jones," and '■ (he Prince of Wales,"' 

 whum he willies to invite to «« the Bank.» bf 

 Dee," where, 



«< Thoufanus wojlff, in ruftic lay, 

 •< With rapture hail the happy day." 

 <» My Mother," a favourite Song. Compojcd l^ 



Thorn Ji Tbonipjon, of Nevicajile upon-Tyni- 



II. 6rf. 



This melody, to which the awthor has 

 addvd an Accompaniment lot the Fia-^o- 



