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will be as useful, as to the poet wlio is un- 

 skilled in the mysteries of sweet sounds. It 

 is on the whole a most useful, ingenious and 

 elegant work, and will, we are sure, be- 

 come a favourite in every musical family. 



" Farewell the last fond Hope that cluytg," 

 from LUla. G. Wei'gl ; adapted bi/ B. Li- 

 vius, Esq. Is. 6d. Gouldiiig and D'Al- 

 maine. — This elegant and pathetic little air 

 in G minor was sung by Miss Paton, with 

 that simplicity that ought to be its prevailing 

 feature, and was to us the most pteasing 

 air in the opera ; it possesses a good deal 

 of originality without being labooi-ed. 



'■^ It is the Lady of Kienast Tower." Bal- 

 lad, sung by Miss Love, in Ditto. 2s. Do. 

 — A very effective and pleasing little song, 

 in the old ballad style. The legend has 

 been ably poetized by Planche, and the 

 tout ensemble is well aidapted for a chamber 

 air. 



" The Dai/ in the East is appearing." Ca- 

 vatina, sung by Miss Paton, in Ditto, \s.6d. 

 Ditto. — There is an effort at originality in 

 this song, which, as all efforts do in matters 

 of taste and feeling, has Tailed in effect. 

 Some of the passages are sweet and playful, 

 but if we ever allow ourselves to be led 

 away by them for a moment, we are sure 

 to be startled by some crudity, some strain- 

 ing after novelty, which instantly destroys 

 the train of ideas : the odd mixture of trip- 

 lets wth the common time is borrowed 

 from Weber. The second soprano of the 

 canon, in the Freischiitz, has precisely the 

 same movement- We are sorry that it is 

 necessary to accuse so respectable a house 

 as Messrs. Goulding and Co. of careless- 

 ness, but there are a very great number of 

 inaccuracies in the printing of this piece. 



" Ere thou wert false." Canzonet, sung by 

 Miss Stephens, composed by Sola. Is. 6d. 

 Paine and Hophins. — Perhaps if Mr. Sola 

 had said compiled, instead of composed, we 

 should have been more inclined to have 

 given credit to him ; be this as it may, the 

 song is very lively and elegant, in the Polo- 

 naise style, and rather in the manner of 

 Rossini ; we think it will be a favourite. 



" When Laura hides her blushing Cheek." 

 Ballad, G. A. Hodson. Is. Paine and Hop- 

 kins. " Never will I love." Ballad, Do. Is. 

 Ditto. — If we could possibly find two bars 

 together, in either of these songs, to which 

 Mr. Hodson had any thing like a claim, 

 we should be happy to notice so eventful a 

 circumstance. That not being the case, we 

 must be silent — perhaps it is for the best : in 

 some cases, silence is mercy. Query : is 

 the acting partner in the house of Messrs. 

 Paine and Co. any thing of a musician ? 



"Beauty, siveet endearing treasure." Bal- 

 lad, J. J. Jones, Mus. Bac. Oxon. \s. 6d. 

 Paine and Hopkins. — A pleasing and ele- 

 gant air ; the subject not very original, but 

 treated in a masterly manner. The few 

 ornaments that have been introduced ai'e 

 chaste and appropriate, with the exception 

 of the fourth bar of the symphony, which 



is awkward and rnide : the song will rank 

 very respectably, thotigh we cannot say that 

 it bears any strong tnices of a graduate in 

 the science. 



" How Roses came Red." Duetto, com- 

 posed by C. Horn. 2s. Wm. Home. — A 

 very good duet in the old style, composed, 

 as we should imagine, for a tenor and bass, 

 though both the parts, as published, are in 

 the treble cleff. It is quite a rarity no\v-a- 

 days to meet with a figured bass ; we greet 

 It as we would an old acquaintance ; the 

 composition is generally in the imitative 

 style, and, by its general effect, brings to 

 our mind " Bibo," and all the bijoux of the 

 olden time. We thank Mr. Horn for the 

 pleasiu-e he has procured us by the reminis- 

 cence . 



" Adieu, Marir.ett-)." Ballad, sung by 

 Mr. Horn in the Wedding Present. C. F. 

 Horn. 2s. Wm. Hume. — A very pretty 

 little light simple ballad in f time, without 

 any pretensions but of being simple and 

 natural, both of which it will amply fulfil. 



PIANO- KOUTE. 



Exercises for the Piano- Forte, by Ckas. 

 H. Rink ; edited by J. Clark. 10s. 6rf. 

 Goulding. — This work is curious on several 

 accounts, first as being the production of 

 the great German organist and contrapun- 

 tist, and secondly as the only introductory 

 work of instruction written expressly for 

 two or more pupils in the same family, and 

 consisting almost entirely of duets- His 

 idea of the advantage of beginners practis- 

 ing with another |>erson, in order to keep 

 them steady in time, was very probably the 

 origin of that branch of Logier's system, for 

 this work has been long known on the con- 

 nent, though the English edition has but 

 lately made its appearance. The exercises, 

 both on time and fingering, are good ; the 

 duets beautiful, and well calculated to im- 

 prove the taste of a tyro in the art. 



Three Rondos for the Piano-Forte ; Op. 

 57. J. Moschelles. 6s. Goulding and D'Al- 

 maine. — These three brilliant rondos are 

 composed expressly for the publisher, on 

 themes, in the German operatta " Die 

 Wiener in Berlin." The first is more 

 practicable than either of the latter : the 

 subjects are elegant ; the second, which 

 commences about lialf way down the second 

 page, particularly so. The second rondo 

 is as beautiful as scientific ; the third is 

 extravagantly wild, and the theme is in a 

 style which we cannot consider appropriate 

 to the instrument ; but they are all compo- 

 sitions of a very high order, in point of 

 merit, and are too difficult for any person 

 properly to appreciate without devoting 

 more time to them than we are able to do. 



Thirteenth Fantasie, in which is intro- 

 duced the popular air, the Wealth of the 

 Cottage. (Op. 134.) Ferd. Ries. Gould, 

 ing and D Almaine. — The introductory 

 movement in G minor is highly spirited 

 and characteristic : a passage very similar 

 to one in the Freischiitz is made use of at 



