( 278 ) [Oct. 1 



REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 



Number Fill, of Voluntaries for the Organ, 

 Compojed by Samuel Pl^ejley, Efq. 2j. 



WE arc plealed at finding that the 

 fale of the former number of Rlr. 

 Samuel Weflcy's Voluntaries, has been 

 fuch as to encourage him to proceed in a 

 work fo ufeful and stratifying to the lovers 

 of fine church mullc, and ib valuable to 

 the profeflbrs of that noble intlrument 

 the organ. The prefcnt piece is fome- 

 what novel in its plan, every part of 

 Vhich is executed with a maftery peculiar 

 to Mr. Weiley, when writing for an in- 

 ftrument, the character and powers of 

 which no one better underftands than 

 himfelf. The fugue with which the com- 

 pofition concludes, is not only excellent 

 m its fubje6t, but is worked with fuch un- 

 common ingenuity and contrivance that 

 we do not tiiink a fingle advantage is loft 

 that invention could fuggeft, or found 

 judgment approve : to this we fcarccly 

 "need add, that its general effc6t is admir- 

 able. 



Dr. Hayitn's Synphonles, arranged as S^uin- 

 tettos ftr a Flute, two Vi'A'ws, a Tenor ar.d 

 yiolincello, -with aJjptalion ok Thcrough-Baj's 

 for the Piano- Forte. By Dr. Hague, Pro- 

 feffor of Mufw in the Univerfity of Cam- 

 bridge. 



This work, to which we do not fee any 

 price affixed, does credit to the judgment 

 and induilry of Dr. Hague. If wc can- 

 not allow him, in this inlhmce, the merit 

 of an original compofer, neither mull wc 

 forget that the t.i1k of connecting full 

 pieces into quintettos demands more than 

 ordinary ftill, awdfome portion, at leall, 

 of that talle which characterizes the coui- 

 pofition. To fay that Dr. Hague has in 

 liis arrangement, or alteration, prefer\ ed 

 as much of the author's meaning as the 

 uaturo of his plan would admit is, we 

 conceive, fpea4;ing in l;;uidlomc terms ; 

 :md fuch terms the preicnt publication 

 jullly merits. 



yins^elina. Arda con Vardagtoni for the Piano 

 Forte, Compofed, dedicated to Mijs Rolinda 

 Hhacbles, lylP. JValjh, late cf his Majeftfs 

 Chapel Royal. 2s. 



To this pleafmg air Mr. Walfli has add- 

 ed fix variations and a finale. Confider- 

 inc Mr. Wallh as a young candidate for 

 public notice, we lliould naturally be in- 

 clined to treat; his etibrt with tendernefs ; 

 but mull in candour fay, that he has ac- 

 quitted kin.foU' fo fuccefbfuliy in this (as 

 wc belitv'fcj hiijirjt clibrt, that he has 



little occafion for indulgence. His paf- 

 lages are in general taftefully conceived, 

 and lie well for the band ; and the fub- 

 ject is pretty ftri6tly adhered to, wiiile 

 the effect of the whole is fuch as to evince 

 a good natural tafte and a judgment for- 

 ward in its cultivation. 



In Two Books. Si)e Duetts for Two VioUti- 



cellos, in luhich arc introduced fa-vourite Airs, 

 Compofed by R. Lindley. Each book, Cs. 



To fay that thcfe duetts evince, by 

 their ftyle and the general conftruction of 

 their paflagcs, a moft intimate ac(juaint- 

 ance with the character and jjenius of the 

 inllrumcnt for which they are written, 

 would be aflerting little for a compofer 

 whofe performance on the violencelio is 

 unrivalled. Their trueft and belt praife 

 is, that the parts are judicioully adjufted 

 to each other, the original matter well 

 conceived, and the borrowed airs felcct- 

 ed with talle ; while the cfiett of the 

 whole proves an elegant conception, 

 much icicncc, and a highly cultivated 

 judgm.cnt. 



A fa-vourite Sonatina for the Piano Forte, Com- 

 fojed /y T. H. Butler, 'js. 

 In this fonatina, the merits of which 

 demand our acknowledgment, are intro- 

 duced the favourite airs of " No flow'r 

 that blows," and " Farewell ye green 

 fields." The whole is arranged, or put 

 togetiier with much ingenuity, and forms, 

 an eligible practice for the inftrument for 

 which it is intended. 



Six Divertimentos for the Piano-Forte. Com^' 

 prfed, and dedicated to Lady Jane Elixabetk 

 Harliy, by I. F. Burroives. bs. 



Of thefe fix divertimentos, the three 

 firft are profeffedly in the Scotch, Turk- 

 ilh, and Irilli ilylcs, of which, we mull do 

 ]\Ir. Burrowcs the juftice to fay, they form 

 both pleafing and faithful fpecimejis. 1 he 

 fourth, iifth, and fixth are alfo good in 

 their kind , and the cheerfulnefs and fa- 

 miliarity of the whole will, we doubt not, 

 be found attra6tive among piano-forte 

 practitioners. 



" The Bugle Horn hails the Day,^' a fa-vouritt 

 Hunting Song. • Written and compojed by John 

 Parry. Is. 6d. 



We find in this fong fomc oiiginality, 

 and much of the true fpirit of the chace. 

 The variety, and light and lliade, which 

 Mr. I'arrybas thrown into the melody, 

 arc great jecwumcndations, and well 



