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NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. 



A Dramatic Fairy Scene. The Words 

 written by Charles Hallet, Esq. The 

 Music Composed by Tomaso Rovedino. 

 (Opera Prima.) bs. 

 rj^HE publicaliou before us com- 

 X prises a Fnirij March., a Glee for 

 Three fbices. Airs, Chorusses, and Re- 

 cltntice.i; and presents a variegated 

 and attractive assemblage of vocal and 

 instrumental movements. The march 

 is simple and agreeable in its style ; 

 and is not destitute of the merit of ori- 

 ginality. The succeeding recitative is 

 so scientific and expressive, as to make 

 full amends for the false accent given 

 to the word " Hither," especially as 

 coming from a foreign composer. The 

 glee, " Hither flock the elves,'''' is pretty 

 in its melody, and characteristically 

 light and airy in its manner. In the 

 aria parlante, " But ah, ichat pain doth 

 rend the heart,'''' Mr. Rovedino has 

 evinced considei'able powers of ex- 

 pression; and the pollaca to which it 

 leads is highly tasteful. With the 

 concluding' chorus, '• Hence, hence, 

 away," we are much pleaded ; while 

 its style is particularly appropriate, the 

 passages are freely and naturally con- 

 ceived ; and the piano-forte accompa- 

 niment (as in all the other movements) 

 is analogous and effective. A short, 

 but well-written dedication, inscribes 

 the work to the Duke of York ; and 

 it is well worthy of his Royal High- 

 ness's patronage. 



" We Fairy Folli delight in Sport," a 

 Glee for Three Voices. Composed by 

 Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. The 

 Words by J. F. M. Dovaston, Esq. A.M. 

 —2s. 



Though, in strict justice, we cannot 

 report of the bass and combinations of 

 this glee, in such teinis as we would 

 wish the productions of such a master 

 as Sir John Stevenson should always 

 merit and command, it allows us the 



f)leasuro of acknowledging, that it ex- 

 libits mucii of that imstrained and 

 pleasing fancy conspicuous in all Sir 

 .lohn's vocal compositions; and that, 

 if the harmonical construction does not 

 exhibit any profundity of contrivance, 

 it is in every instance legitimate, and 

 not unwordiy of the general justness 

 of the design, and beauty and expres- 

 lion of the melody. 



" In Celia'i Face," a Duett, tung by 

 Ueiirt. Vaughan and Bellamy, at the 



Monthly MiG. NoSfiS. 



Batk and other Concerts. TTie Wordt 

 by Carew : the Music composed by Sam 

 Webbe, Jun. ' 



The principal characteristics of this 

 duett are those of quaintness and cru- 

 dity. The ideas are both far-fetched 

 and ill-digested. When a point is at- 

 tempted, not only is it not well car- 

 ried, but it leads to a breach and con- 

 fusion of the metre, and misleads the 

 ear in its reckoning. To these general 

 remarks, we have, however, to make 

 some few exceptions. The first eight 

 bars of the composition are easy, na- 

 tural, and pleasing ; the passage at the 

 words " From us proceed those blisses, 

 kind words, and sweetest kisses," is 

 felicitously conceived, as also that in 

 the third movement, at the words 

 " weeping or smiling ;" and the changes 

 in the time are judicious; hut regarded 

 all together, this production is far from 

 indicating skill in this province of vocal 

 composition. 



Tlie Celebrated Hungarian Waltz, with 

 Variations for the Piano-Forte. Com- 

 posed by T. H. Butler.— Is. 6d. 

 For exercising his taste and talentti 

 in the way of supplementary composi- 

 tion, Mr. Butler could not have selected 

 a more eligible theme than that of this 

 well-known and justly-admired waltz. 

 His six variations are ingeniously mo- 

 delled ; and the finale movement is 

 both conceived and conducted with 

 peculiar spirit and vivacity. The pur- 

 pose to which he has turned the pleas- 

 ing Hungarian trifle, will, we aie sure, 

 be thankfully acknowledged by those 

 wiiose practice on the instrument for 

 which it is here designed, has not yet 

 carried them beyond the sphere of its 

 moderate execution. 



Grand Military Divertimento for the 

 Piano - Forte, Composed by A. V. 

 Forster. — 3*. 



This publication consists of four 

 movements ; an introduction (andante) 

 in three crotchets, a march (moderato) 

 in four crotchets, a minore (andante) 

 in two crotchets, and an allegretto, in 

 six quavers. These several movements 

 are well arranged with respect to each 

 other, and derive an improved effect 

 from tlicir respective stations in the 

 piece. Independently, however, of this 

 advantage, they possess a tolerable de- 

 gree of intrinsic merit, and afford no 

 3 A slight 



