[ -462 3 [Dec. 1, 



REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 



kind ill tiie same miii)brr of jias^es, as 

 are presented to iis in tliis piibiication. 



A silccl ci>lkciiiin of the mmt favorite and 

 pn}iiil;ir Aii'.i, with yarialimis. Rondos, 

 ll'ullzes, Ifc. Si'c. ; ciimf/oied and nrransied 

 for tite Harp, (iuilar. Lute, or Liire, and 

 didicuted to her Roijal lii'::ltnis-i the 

 Priaciss Charlotte of IValis ; by M, 

 Lcvicn. .Ss. 

 JT is seldom tliat wc have met with 

 so great a \arieij' of ailicles of this 

 ber of passes, 

 tliis piibiicatic 

 The airs, or tunes themselves, are given 

 with an unadorned simiiljeil-y uiiieh does 

 credit, t" Mr. Levien's jnd;;ment, wiiilp 

 <t proves his defereneo I'ov his well- 

 chosen originals. In his variations, he 

 felt himself at lii)erty to give licetiee to 

 his own taste and talents; and it is hut 

 ju.st ti) say, that the range he has taken 

 iu this province of his task is at once 

 free and regulated; ample, thongli limited, 

 and never carries him heyon<l the pale 

 prescribed by his themes. We have 

 spoken of til!', diversity of these pages, 

 iind caimot better justify om' remark, 

 fhan by. ualtiiug ;,ome of the [aiuc pal 

 liielodies. " In. ruy Cutlage. near a 

 Wood;'* " the IJlivc Bells of Scotlacd ;" 

 ''Robin Adi.ir;" '.'>J[oney Alns'k;" 

 ^Tcli nio, babbling F.cho, AVhy;" "Air, 

 by Havdn;" " Faiyt and Wt-arily ;" 

 '' I>u \isilp;'' "the Utigle Horn;" 

 " llellislo iMimiet.;' "the IVIorn returns 

 in Saflroi) <lrest;" " I-a Chas.'^e;" "the 

 Ycllow-hairM Laddie;" " t!ie Reco- 

 very;" and "tl)c Y"""}' I^iitice." 

 '• AJij Life, I L^'V-c ijQu .'" a li..llad, sit to 

 Mu^ic, ii'il}* «" Ace THpaiiimenl for tin 

 Pjiimi-fvrte ; htj M.S. ti, Xn. 

 Th<; inusiit <if liiis little baliad, the 

 words of \siii<-ii aro written by Lm'd 

 iByron, Ik fancied with feeliisg, and well 

 expresses the sentimcjit of the ])oelr\. 

 ^lic passages, thoiigli not iiiicoiniccted, 

 arc tar from gliding .into each oth.er 

 ivith that sinpatlmcKs and alTiriity, with- 

 out vvli^ch a niiifoini and ehiiraeteristh! 

 *lv!c cannot be imparted to ;aiy nicloijy. 

 However^ if it is not very iniprcs.siye, 

 neither its rt- so iiuii or unincauing, as 

 mot to allow Lis the pleasure of giving 

 $uaie praise to a lady's etJort, and of 

 presaging mnch fiitui.e inipiovemeiit. 



" fi'akc. Maid of Lorn ;" a sovpfrom '' the 

 Lord of the Isles;" compond by William 

 Grcsham. i.'s. 



"Wake, Maid of Lorn," is undoubt- 

 edly a song of .sonic, merit; but we caij- 

 iiof, in strict candour, say that its prc- 

 ttJD.sions are of tJic fir.st order. Though 

 not destitute oi' exprcsaiou, it i§ defi- 



cient in elegance ; and, though scientific, 

 is wanting ip that appeal to onr feelings, 

 without which vocal music may bq said, 

 to be most materially defective. Speak- 

 ing of the merits of this song generally, 

 \vo should pronounce them to be con- 

 siderable; but against some particular? 

 we must enter t)«r protest. It is, on 

 the uhole, a good, but not an excellent 

 production ; respectable, but not im- 

 pressive and affecting. 



" liisinia," fir the Piitnn-forte ; con)po$ed, 

 md dcdiciitcd to the Prince of Cobourg, 

 hi/ AliguHns VoiM. 4s, 

 This Lisinia, or canon in octaves, is, 

 iu its geiieial construction, ingeniously 

 and closely wronglit. But, though Set- 

 eiice has ]K'rformcd her part, Taney ha.s 

 been allovvcd hei- .'^.liare, and th.e com- 

 position is as pleasing as legitimate. 

 It consists of two movements, the first 

 of which is in the style of a eantabilc, 

 and forms a favorable introduction to 

 fhf> Rsweecding portion of the piece. 

 " () .' Gentle Mislrvs^ npe the Door," q)\ 

 the Caplire Linnet; an admired fialhul, 

 aun,r: by Musttr Barnrl of the linth Cori' 

 crrix; cmposed by John Monro. in.Cd. 

 Mr. iWnrtro ha.s dH;played in this bal- 

 lad a respectable portiouot talent. The 

 passages are pleasinglyr iippgined, and 

 gro"vr out of each otlrcr ycr.y naturally. 

 The introductory and concltMliMg- syoi- 

 jihonies are finu il'id and apj)ro}>riatc ; 

 the aecoiiijiaiiimeat is jndiciously con- 

 .stfncted, and the bass i.s .select. 

 •Sttuly of the Ilniu and ri)!q;e1--board ; being 

 JiJl>J-f''^' ''«'*•''<''«■•' upon 'iTIieiiia, trherdn 

 are di'plmjcd a prcnt variity of ditTereni 

 B'uiug and Fin-^a hiS^. (ujco.ding to the 

 3hdirn Scluiol, intended for the practice 

 and improiumeni ;/' Amateurs and young 

 Profesiiirs of lla- f'iotin, with an Anconi^ 

 ■panitiunt, ad lib. Con;iosed, and de-. 

 dio'li d,by permission, to. Ifilliam Shieldf 

 e.^q.; Iiy JUmcs Sanderson. (J.i. 

 \Vi' proiess oin-'xlvcs to bt* ploHsed 

 both ^\ith the value and variety offhc.se 

 varialAitis. Of the </(.~w« of this nub- 

 licatioi), tlir chief praise is, tliat it- is 

 iamiijar and simple. The examples 

 seem illustnitivc of every possible qvo- 

 hitioji of the l)uw; iuid the whole rwitine 

 of the Ijngcr-hoard, asvvell iu respect of 

 the s(\le of plain but e:qircssive per- 

 formance, as iu tlie execution of the 

 vaiious paces and dccorativeudditioiis 

 cxjjeetctl Ij-oni the f'd.ste of vetcrai) per- 

 fbri(;ers. The (;yphei cd liugetlng, 'io-r 

 gcther with the explanation m notes, of 

 tji<j firinc'Ipal onuiiaeulul nourishes, as 

 roulades, 



