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ever, replied, with great ferenity, " Yes, my composition I which 

 I confirmed. They then flared, and feverally made their excufes, 

 by protefling, that they had copied accurately from the manu- 

 fcript which had been put into their hands. This he moffc 

 readily allowed to the hautbois and bafoons, but faid it was the 

 French Horns who were in fault ; who making the fame defence, 

 he infilled upon the original fcore being produced, and mewing 

 them their miflake, ordered the march to be play'd again, which 

 they fubmitted to with as much deference as they would have 

 fhewn to Handel. 



This concert of wind inftruments begins on the parade at 

 about five minutes after nine, and ends at five minutes after ten, 

 when the guard proceeds to St. James's. 



I flayed with him till this time ; and alked him what he thought 

 of the concluding movement, which he faid deferved commen- 

 dation ; but that it was very injudicious to make it the finifhing 

 piece, becaufe, as it muft necefTarily continue till the clock of the 

 Horfe-guards had ftruck ten, it mould have been recollected that 



the tone of the clock did not correfpond with the key note of the 



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 march. 



I fhall now attempt to give fome account of this moft extraor- 

 dinary boy confidered as a compofer, and firft of his extemporary 

 flights. 



If left to himfelf when he played on the organ, there were 

 oftener traces of Handel's ftile than any other matter, and if on 

 the harpfichord, of Scarlatti ; at other times however his volun- 

 taries were original and fingular. 



After he had feen or heard a few pieces m of any compofer, he 

 was fully poffefied of his peculiarities, which, if at all finking, 



m I afked him once to imitate Lord Kelly's fhle, which he declined, as 

 he had never heard any compolition of his Lordlhip's, except the Over- 

 ture to the Maid of the Mill, which he highly approved of, however, for 

 its brilliancv and boldnefs. 



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