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Heview of New Miijical Publications. 



[Dec. Ij 



Tbs Ghojif an Elegy, nvUh Accomfammenti for 

 the Piano-Forte and German F'lute. The 

 JVords taken froti the Erfe, by Mr. Derrick, 

 lite Mufic compojed by R. Lowe, Kidder- 

 tninjler. li. 6d. 



"VVe cannot announce this little com- 

 pofition as troe from det'eWs, yet mull in 

 candour allow that it is far from being de- 

 ftitutc of merit. Indeed, when we coniider 

 it as the production of a young man, and 

 a young man J'dJ'-taugkt, we not only 

 feel inclined to fpeak of it with tcnder- 

 nefs, but confider it a juflicc due to the 

 author to give him that cncouraj!;cmcnt, 

 ahd to leconmitnd to him that pcrfeve- 

 rance, which cannot but tend to place 

 him hereafter in one of the refpectable 

 ranks of vocal compofers. 



Dr. Watts' s Divine and Moral Songs for CM!- 

 Jren. Set to Miific in Tiventy-four famdlar 

 Airs, by T. Purday. 4s. 



Thefc hymns are profclTcdly adapted 

 to the practice of juvenile performers, 

 and to that chifs of practitioners will be 

 found highly acceptable. The melodies 

 are in general fnuple, yet expredlive, and 

 the bafles arc arranccd with ability. 

 We are fuch friends to tiie domellic ufe 

 of facred nuilic on the Lord's Day, that 

 we cannot l)Ut recommend this little 

 •work to the notice ol' all mtiHcal fami- 

 lies, nor withhold the cxpreffion of our 

 ■wilh to lee fuch publications more ge- 

 neral. 



*• The Anchor of Hcpe is the Hailour of Love, " 

 a Sea Ballad, fung by Mr. lid I, 'f Co-ver.t- 

 Caiden Thcaire, L'.vj'.Jcd, -with an Ac- 

 tompaiiimer.t for the Piant-fortc, by jfchn 

 Monro, Is. 



The melody of this ballad is eafy and 

 natural in its ilylc, and conveys the fcn- 

 tiinent of the poetry with force andjuil- 

 nefs. The words arc by Mr. llaiinie, 

 Tvhofe labours arc fo well known to the 

 lovers of lyric verfe, and by whom the 

 pubhc has been juft obliged with a vo- 

 lume conlifliiig of ingenious and intercli-r 

 mg mufical dramas, felcct poems, bal- 

 lads, &c. &c. 



" My Mother," a Seng. The Mufc cr/'ifofcd 

 by Mr. JVatier, and infct'bed to Mijs Cii'uell 

 and Mifs Augufia Co Well. is. 6d. 



We arc much pleafed with the cafe 

 and limplicity of the melody, now before 

 us. The words of this fong have more 

 than once come under our notice with 

 other raulic, but not witl.i any that has. 

 appeared more analogous than the prc- 

 fent ; yet we cannot pafs- unnoticed the 



plagiarifm with which it opens, and 

 which, indeed, muft Ibike every one 

 who has ever beat d a certain well known 

 evening hymn. 



The Thirjty Family, a favourite Comic Stng, 

 dedicated to all the Odd Fellows in the United 

 Kingdom. Written by S. Finley, EJq., com- 

 pojed by John Birch. 1j. • 



The " Thirlly Family" is a fong of 

 low humour, not without merit, yet, per- 

 haps, little calculated for genteel foci" 

 ety. The air has the praife of being 

 adapted to the words ; and the general 

 eft'eCt will prove agreeable to the lover* 

 of whim and broad mirth. 



Song, tvith Piano-forte, Violin, and Trumpet, 

 Accompaniments. The Words by W. Hamber, 

 Ejq. of Birmingham ; the Mufc by W. 

 Hoivgill, O'ganijl, Whitehaven. 2j. 



Mr. IlowgiU has acquitted hinifelf in 

 this fong with conliderable ability. The 

 feveral palVages arid harmonic tranfition* 

 are well (uitcd to tlie fentiments of the 

 poetry, and produce all that varied e.i- 

 feft for which a judicious compofer would 

 be folicitous. 



The Duke of Bedford's Grand, Slow, end S^uic^ 

 Marches. Compojed and arranged for the 

 Harp or Piano-forte, by T. Cooke, of the 

 Theatre Royal, Dublin, 'is. 



Thefe marches arc compofed in a flyle 

 liighly creditable to Mr. Cooke's talents. 

 In the lirft wc Hnd much martial dignity, 

 and in the fecond a livelinefs of imagi- 

 nation particularly appropriate to the 

 quick fiep. 



Zephyrs mijjed on Sportive Win?, fung by Mr. 

 Gibbon, at the Theatre Royal Drur^-lane, 

 and at Pi ivate Concerts in London and Mar- 

 gate. The Words lorittcn by 'John Kennedy ^ 

 Ejq. ; the Mufic by Join Biich. Is. 



Mr. Birch has fct this fong with much 

 talte and cxpreifion. The melody is 

 eafy and graceful, and the fymphonies 

 are fanciful and flowing ; while the bafs 

 is agreeably and judicioully varied. 



Tom Larboard, fung •ivith unbounded Applaufe 

 ^y Mr. Gibbon at the Theatre Rofal, Drury- 

 lar.e. Written by Mr. Boden, and Jet by Mr. 

 J. Birch. Is. 



" Tom Larboard" is one of tliofe broad 

 finiplc ballads which cannot fail to plealc 

 the lovers of nature in her genuine at- 

 tire. The fcnlimeuts arc as open and 

 free, and the melody is as bold and plain, 

 as the heart of a Eritilh failor could 

 wilh. 



MONTHJ-Y 



