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BROAD AND AT HOME; a comic Operas 
as performing at the Theatre-royal, Covent- 
garden, compofed by Gretry, Giornovichi, &c. - 
William Shield. 8s. Longman and Brederip. 
The opera of ‘* Abroad and. at home,” 
though we do not think it ranks with 
fome other of Mr. Shield’s theatrical 
produétions, is yet a work of refpedctable 
merit, and toa compofer of lefs celebrity 
would procure no fmall degree of honour. 
The overture, which is in the favourite 
overture key, D major, is bold and dath- 
ing, but without that richnefs and ho- 
velty which we naturally look for from 
the pen of this mufical author. Much 
of tbe vocal part of the work is com- 
piled, but always with judgment ; and 
feveral of the new airs are happily ima- 
gined.  ‘* When to my pretiy Poll I went,” 
fung by Mr. Fawcet, is perhaps one of 
the beit comic fongs which has been pro- 
duced on the ftage for fome years. 
*< Not mine the narrow foul,” lang by Mrs. 
Second, is elegantly elaborate; and the 
jmale we think particularly firiking in 
its effect. 
Three grand Sonatas, from the Quartetts of 
ef Haydn, with favourite Scotch Airs and 
Recls for the Adagios and laft movements, 
adopted for the Piano Forte, with Accompa- 
niments for a Violin and Violoncello, dedicated 
to Dr. Haydn, by F. H, Bartheiemon, 8s. od. 
: Longman and Broder'p, 
The feleétion and adaptation of thefe 
fonatas do great credit to the tafte and 
judgment of Mr. Barthelemon. ‘The 
firft is from the fourth quartetto, epera 
eighteenth, and includes the Duchets of 
Hamilton’s ftrathf{pey, and the very an- 
~ elent Scotch air of * Take your auld cloak 
about ye.” Vhe fecond is from the fifth 
quartetto of the fame opera, and prefents- 
us with ‘ Gill Morice,” and Mrs. Menzie, 
of Culdare’s firath{pey. The third fo- 
hata is from the firit quartetto of the 
fame opera, and introduces us to ‘* The 
laft time I came o'er the moor,” and “ Light 
and airy’. ‘The variations, additional 
graces, and cadenzas with which Mr. 
Barthelemon has enriched and orna- 
mented the Scotch mufic of the work, 
exhibit both tafte and fcience, and in- 
fure to the ingenious compiler another 
leaf to the laurels he has fo long and fo 
weil merited. 3 
Three Duetts for two Violoncellos, compofed 
and dedicated to. Sir George Armitage, by 
T. A, Dahmen, 6sod. © Prefton and Son, 
We cannot fay that we greatly admire 
duetts for inflruments whofe compals liés 
fo low in the feale of mufical founds, and 
which cannot contrat each other without 
{training the upper infirument above 
its natural province. However, waving 
thefe difadvantages, the prefent pieces 
poffefs ftrong recommendations to public 
attention. The fir& duett confifts of 
three movements, the fecond of which 
(an adagio in 6-8) is elegant and im- 
preflive. The whole of the fecond 
piece is excellent, efpecially the middle 
Movement, in common time, adagio, 1a 
which the author has difplayed great 
tafte and chaftity. of fancy. ‘The third 
duett certainly exhibits genius, but the 
firt violoncello is often carried too far 
above the natural compafs of the inftru- 
ment. When B in alt is frequently 
recurred to, the charaéter of the violon- 
cello appears to be delerted; the rich} 
manly, and generous tones of whicli it 
is capable, are refigned for a bad imita- 
tion of powers foreign to its own, and 
which-never can, with propriety be at- 
tempted. 
Harmonia Sacra, comprizing one hundred of 
the moft approved Anthems, in feora, as per- 
formed at his Majefty’s Chapel Royal, St. 
-Paul’s Cathedral, Weftminfter-Abbey, 4c. 
&c. Compiled by John Page, of St. Paul’s 
Cathedral: ” Riley; 
Of this laudable and promifing under- 
taking, we can have the pleafure to 
fpeak in terms of the higheft approba- 
tion. The colleétion is formed from the 
works of the greateft matters, ancient 
-and modern, and is publifhed in weekly 
numbers, at one fhilling each. ‘The 
eight numbers which have already made 
their appearance, we have perufed, and 
find their contents felected with tafie 
and judgment. The firft piece is a 
verfe anthem, compofed by Dr. Arnold 
for the Chapel Royal; and, like many 
others which are announced for the 
work, is perfeétly new. ‘‘ Bleffed is tie 
people,’ by Croft ; ‘My God look upon me 
by the late John Reynolds ; ‘‘ Zoe Lord zs 
my facpherd,'’ by Kent, ‘* Hear my prayer, * 
by Charles Stroud, and “‘ God is cur Lope,” 
by Aldrich, already bring their recom 
mendation te the. undertaking : and we 
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