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by rubbing the surface of long glass tubes, in the 

 direction of right lines. In the number and sweet- 

 ness of its tones, the latter approaches nearly to 

 the excellence of the former ; but is much supe- 

 rior ill simplicity; in the ease and expedition with 

 >vhich the music is produced ; in cheapness of 

 construction ; and in having so little disagreeable 

 effect on the nerves of the performer*. 



A new species of HuHting JMuslc was invented 

 m Russia^ a few years ago, by J. A. Marcsch, mas- 

 ter of the imperial chapeb who died in 179i. It 

 is performed entirely on Horns, of differejit sizes 

 and figures^ some long and straight, othcts short 

 and curved, but all of the same tone. These instru- 

 ments are^^id to be carried to such perfection, 

 that the quartettoes and qainfettoes of Haydji, 

 Mozart, and Pleyeb nia,y be performed upon them, 

 and the concertoes of Giarnovichi executed, even 

 to the sluihe, with admirable precision and ease. 



The great musical Composers of the eighteenth 

 century were very numerous. It will be possible 

 to take notice only of a very small number among 

 the most distinguished. Of these there were in 

 England, Arne, Greene, Boyce, Avison, Arnold, 

 and Burney ; in France, Ilameau, Bertier, Piccini, 

 Gosec, and G retry ; in Germany, beside the il- 

 lustrious names before mentioned, Ciraiin, Abel, 

 Fischer, Bach, Gluck, Fuchs, Fasch, Richter, and 

 Stamitz ; and in Italy, Martini, Jomelli, Metas- 

 tasio, l^ononcini, Raimonde, Salamon, Alessandri, 

 and many others. 



The great musical Performers of the eighteenth 



♦ Tilloch's FhilosopJikal Magazine, 



