1797. ] 
of the prefent day is perfectly fonatical, 
and fome paflages in the melody are 
aukward for the voice, though inge- 
nioufly conceived. The introduction of 
the mor at the words, “* ‘Trouble now 
anuft always hover,” is judicious, and 
greatly heightens the general effect: but 
this compoflition inclines us to advife the 
ingenious compofer to confine the exer- 
cile of his talents to inftrumental mufic. 
Three Sonatas for the Piano-Forte, with an 
Accompaniment for the Violin (ad libitum) by 
K, Kambra. Op. 13. 3s. Preftoa and Son. 
Mr:Kambra,in this his thirteenth work, 
has entitled himfelf to great applaufe. 
We are ftruck With the unaftected eafe, 
and fanciful elegance of the feveral 
movements; and trace throughout the 
work a mafterly acquaintance with the 
inftrument for which he compofes. The 
firft fonata is in F major, and opens with 
a cantabile movement in 2, the fubject 
of whichis highly graceful; and is fuc- 
‘ceeded bya very pleafing rondo. The 
fecond is in G major, and ccmmences 
with a movement in common time, which 
we muft confefs, is in parts fomewhat 
whimfical; yet a moft agreeable effect is 
produced, and we are led through its 
noveliiesto an excellent and ftriking ron- 
do. The third piece, which is in D ma- 
jor, confifts alfo of two movements, the 
irftt in common time, allegro fpiritofo, 
ana the fecond a rondo in 2 prefto: each 
of them is of firft-rate merit in its kind ; 
and the fonata concludes the work with 
an effect calculated to confirm the au- 
thor’s reputation as a piaho-forte com- 
pore. Gian 
Bantry Bay, a Mufical Entertainment, per- 
formed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, by 
Mr. Reeve, 5s. . Prefton and Son. 
Mr. Reeve, in this little temporary 
dafa at the French expedition to Ireland, 
has acquitted himfelf beyond his ufual 
fuccefs. ‘The overture isa pleafing, {pi- 
rited and well-variegated -.compofition. 
Withthe glee, which opens the picce, 
we are much pleafed: it is eafy, natu- 
ral, and harmonious: ‘the bafs of. the 
paffage at the words, “ Brimming cann, 
and blazing fire,’ is very happy; but 
profound muficians know, that a paufe on 
the fourth of the key, when it has the 
Sfib for it8 bafs, thould not be fucceeded 
y the chord of the key-note, taken in 
the way in which Mr. Reeve has here 
introduced it. “ The lucid rays of 
morn,’ fung by Mrs. Clendinning, is an 
agreeable and fimple air; and, “ Lo the 
Montyry Mac. Na. XV. 
; \ z 
4 
Review of New Mujic. 227 
: ) 
glittering fields of war,’ fung by Mr. 
Townfend, is a boldly-conceived air, and 
leaves a martial imprefiion on the mind 
of. thehearer. -.<*:Come, fill to ‘the 
brim,” fung by Mr. Townfend, though 
a tolerable fong, is‘no way ftriking ; but 
the finale, “« Though allies thould defext 
us,’ is fet with maftery and fpirit, and 
concludes the piece with a forcible and 
happy effect. 
A Study for the Violin, confifting of thirty- 
fix Capricios, by F, Fiorillo. 7s. 6d. F. Linley, 
Thefe. exercifes are judicioufly, writ- 
ten, and well arranged for the praétice 
of the young ftudent of the » violin. 
Wherever the author has deemed it ne- 
ceflary, he has marked the notes with 
figures for the direétion of the fingers, 
which purpofe he has explained to the 
pupil in Enelith, Italian, German, and 
French. The conftruction and order of 
the feveral movements he has introduced 
are fo progreffive as to lead the praéti- 
tioner gradually forward from- the moft 
fimple and eafy paflages to thofe of con- 
fiderable intricacy and difficulty of exe- 
cution. 
A Study for the Flute, confiting of Six So- 
los, with Preludes, &c. by F. Devienne, 7s. 6d. 
Linley. 
We can, with earnefinefs, recommend - 
this publication to the attention of the 
flute practitioner. The work evinces 
Mr. Devienne to be a thorough mafter of 
this infirument; and it cannot fail to pro- 
duce a rapid improvement in whoever 
fhall feduloufly ftudy and praétife it. All 
the délicacies, intricacies, and various 
powers of the flute are exhibited and il- 
luftrated, and introduce the pupil to all 
the myfteries of excellent performance. 
Six Canzonets, with an Accompaniment for 2 
Harp or Piano-Forte, by Richard Suett, of Drury 
Lane and the Hay Market Theatres, 3s. 
Prefton and Son, 
Thefe canzonets, confidering that Mr. 
Suett is not a profeffed mufician, do him 
confiderable credit. The fenfe of the 
‘words is, for the mof part, well-con- 
fulted; and the paffages flow mto each 
other with tolerable cafe, while the ac- 
‘companiment, though not elaborate or 
mafterly, fings agreeably in the ear, and 
engages it to the melody; the bafs, not- 
withftanding in fome places it might 
have beem better chofen, yet it is no 
where untheoretical. We are obliged to 
obferve that there are feveral errata of 
the engraver. 
G g A CORRECT 







