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to chufe from, and made a good choice ; the voices 

 indeed are not extraordinary, but are neverthelefs good, 

 and are in excellent harmony : therefore the diftance 

 here is not fo Unking, as it is in the great opera, 

 between Concialini and the reft of the band. How 

 much Koch receives, I cannot pretend to fay; but the 

 falary of each of the others, is fomewhat above 1000 

 dollars. 



Mufic is really on a good footing at Berlin ; and it 

 meets with many admirers, as the propensity to play is 

 not exceffive. Each of the princes has his own band, 

 of all which, that of the prince-royal is confiderably 

 the beft, and for the general concert, excellent. I 

 have already fpoken honourably of the opera- orcheftra. 

 Befides, there are a great number of other mulicians 

 here ; fo that in the winter there is never any want of 

 concerts. That which has long enjoyed the greater! re- 

 putation, is the concert of amateurs, held every Friday 

 at the Coriica's ; it is not only very well fupplied, but 

 they are ftudious to give fatisfaction by performing 

 pieces of excellent compofition : yet it has confiderably 

 fallen off of late, their induilry is vifibly diminifhed in 

 comparifon of what it was formerly, and of courfe the 

 receipts are not fufficient to maintain a good female 

 finger, fo that there is but little vocal muiic. 



EXCURSION TO THE REALMS BELOW, CONTINIJEIX, 



Xenophon had accidentally overheard ouf 

 difcourfe from behind the thicket where he had been 

 repofmg. This he himfelf immediately confefled, and 



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