AGrard Concerto fo!‘ the PiiOf^o-forte j Ac com- 
f utiimems for a juli Oi'cic'^ti ci. Cocrpyscd 
cina c.eii;cjttJ to the rAa'rchloKSis cj Douglas 
and LiydesduiCy by 'j. B. Co- umcr, csj. 10s. 6d. 
rpllis concerto, thong}] professedly 
Ji C'ompoaed for the piano-forte, as 
newly constructed })y dementi and Co. 
(thtit is,with additional keys to the 
ascent ol F. m allUDv-sio) is also arransed 
t )r the connnon adJitiunals up to C. 
oniv. 
, n\ e find in tfiis piece nmch variety and 
grandeur of idea, a rich diversity of con¬ 
ception, and a p'fcnliar liappiness of 
connection; mark the several inove- 
Mients, and at once display tiie genius of 
tfie curnpi.ser, and powers of the instru¬ 
ment tor wtiich lie writes. The con¬ 
struction or the accompaniments evinces 
an intimate acquaintance with the Lest 
employment <d an ochestra; and the 
u hole exhibits Mr. Cramer’s pirofessiomd 
aodicifcs in as torcihie a light as anv com¬ 
position which he has ever produced. 
C.i:!:cr:ti and CnmparAs Collection of Rondos ard 
Airs, ^vith'i-^ariutions ; and lylilkary Pieces, 
Jor ike Pianoforte, byrkc most esuemed Com¬ 
posers. 3s. 
This is a useful and pleasing work, 
any compositions of superior merit 
irive value to the pages, and practitumei s 
ot real taste will not fail to acknowledge 
the judgment with which tliey are se¬ 
lected. 
The jMald of MCref a Ballad, 'ivritten and 
temposcu by John Parry, 1j. ©J. 
^Flth the simple ease and natural flow 
of this utehtdy, we are much pleased. 
*' iiie Mail} of Ware,'* the title-ptage 
niforius us, has hten sung hy Mr. I. 
S.'nith, of the Lyceum Theatre; but 
modestiy legvfb us to guess how ik was 
received. Vt e, however, give it credit 
for anatliple share of approbation. 
/. D. L dcr's Gene’-a' and Ctmprehensinji In- 
struiticn Book for the Violin. Dedicated io 
Sig. SpagThlctti. U)j. 6d. 
[Dec. 1, 
dCATIOXS. 
and other respectable 
didactic publications, felt the utility 
practitioners on the violin must find in a 
work similar to that which he l>as here 
produced. The exercises are judiciously 
chosen, and the rules for theirjust and 
express'ive execution are creditable to 
this master’s proficiency in tiie instru¬ 
ment for which he writes, and give coj> 
siderahle value to his work. 
Duett, or a fa^'oiiriie Pusshtn Air, for t-zao per., 
formers cn the Ptano-fortc, as cor strutted Ay 
Clementi and Co. mu.ih addrtv.nalKeys up to 
and also arranged for the Piano-forte up to C» 
by J. Field, esq. 4j. 
Mr. Field, in the present-duetr, xias 
tuned this Uiissian Air to admirable ac¬ 
count. ?>iuch ingenuity is exhibited in 
the combination of the parts, and the 
general erfect bespeaks the qualities ot 
the real master. 
Etude p-.ur le Piano forte. Contenant 50 Ex‘~ 
erc.ses de differ c tits Genres, part age er, deuX 
Limralsons, par D S. Stcibelt, esq. Op. 7S. 
15r. 
NYe find in these “ fifty exevcisei' 
much to praise, much that surp fis^s us, 
ami some few things from which we must 
w’ithhoid that warmth of commendation 
we are accustomed to bestow on the pro- 
d'letions of this distniituislied musicai 
autiiiM’. That Mr. Steiliolc is blest wit.^ 
genius, almost every thing that comes 
from his pen hears suliicient evidence; 
but this uenitis i» not always under the 
reptnai of his judgmeut, and lie be¬ 
comes subject to the wildest eccen- 
tricirv. 
Many of the pages before us glow with 
ad the flcnidiiy of a pregnant and viva¬ 
cious Jancy, while others surprise us wirl* 
tlieir oddness and noveltv; and others 
a^ain are more characterised by their 
extravagance, than any of those more 
admirable and stealing features of ex¬ 
cellence, generally so prominent iii Mr. 
Dussek’s compositions. 
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JlEVIEW OE-NEW -MUSICAL rl 
» ’ ( 
iMa/zingh), Jousse, 
’I’fie author of this work takes up tlie 
fi.’-st rudiments ot the musical science, 
and proceeds in a regular and progres¬ 
sive (;ider till he has brought his pupil 
to that knowledge of the theory, and 
that adioiciiess iu p>ractic' , which en¬ 
able Inm to depend lor perfection on his 
own talents and ol.ser\aiion. 
Mr. Lofler, having witnessed the ad- 
vniiiages which, professors of the piaim- 
bn ie have dc-ri'.ed from, the introductory 
wuiirs of (Jieiiicnij^ Cramer^ Dussek, 
TFramsky's favourite Grand Overture, arranged 
as a Duett, fer Tivo Performers on the 
Pianoforte, and dedicated to Miss and Miss 
A. Holden, by H. Heine, -li. 
INlr. Seine, in his arrangement of this 
overture, has included the popular airs, 
“ Zifcber Augustine,” and “ Lite let us 
Ciierisb,” and so incorporated them with 
the main subject of his duett, as to have 
turnished a useful and entertaining ex- 
Tiie combination of the pat'fs 
crcise. 
is, in geneial, ingenious and scientihc, 
