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Six Eafy Duetts for Two Violoncellos, in 
which feveral favourite Scotch and Welch 
Airs are introduced, by Fofeph Reinagle, 
Profeffor of’ the Yio.oncello at Oxford. 
7s. 6d. | Linley. 
Mr. Reinagle in thefe Duetts has fuc- 
ceeded in his obvious intention to furnifh 
the young’ praétitioner on tie Violoncello 
with fome agreeable and improving exer- 
cifes. Their feveral movements are bold, 
clear, fimple, and impretlive. The po- 
pular airs. of Tweed Side, Race 
of Shenkin, Lochaber, and Mony Mutk, 
are introduced with great propriety, and 
relieve the other parts of the work. 
he Soldier and his Dog, by Mr. Diznum. 
18. Longinan and Broderip. 
The melody of this fone is remarkably 
fimple and pleafing: which indeed is 
only giving it the character merired by 
almoft all Mr. Dignum’s little efforts in 
_ this way. 
& To Fortune loft, my native fhore,”? by Thowas 
L4izwo0d, 1S. Longman and ijroderip. 
The air now before us, though not 
ftrikingly melodious, is pleafing, and to- 
jerably expreilive of 
it is fet. 
the words to which 
A very favourite Ruffian Duett, for Two Voices : 
tranflited intg Italian, and arranged with an 
Accompaniment for the Piano-Forte, by 
D, Corrt. Corri and Co. 
‘The air ofthis Duet is familiar and 
pleaing, and with the prefent tranflation 
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produces a very good efe&. Each part 
runs through the melody separately, afte: 
which they combine, and are fo judici- 
oully variegated as to form an excellent 
compofiticn, ~~ 
Haydn’s celebrated Overture. compofed for, and 
' performed at, Mr. S2loman’s Concert, 
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We derived much pleafure from ¢! 
perufal of this little Gverture, in every. 
part of which the great mafter is evident. 
In the form in which. ir is here given to 
the public ie makes a mot excellent 
fonata for the Piano-Forte, and cannot 
fail by its ftriking, florid, and novel paf- 
fages, to delight the ear while it improves 
the finger. Uae 
A Selection of German, French, and Ttalian 
 Duettinos: being Specimens of the National 
and Popular Airs ot their Countries. The 
whole arranged with Accompaniments and 
Symphonies for the Piano-Forre, by Mutale 
Corric. © Corri and Co, 
This work is publithed by fub{criprion, 
and confifts of three numbers. three fhil- 
Jmgs each, and each of which contzins 
four ducts fo annexed that they ma 
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be fung as canzonets by one voice. Thefe 
{pecimens are well chofen, and as they 
ihoutd be, perfectly fimple, by which the 
ftyle of the mufic of each country is ren- 
dered more con{picuous, the publication 
of more general utility, becaufe calcu 
lated for more-general practice. Many 
of the atrs are particularly pleating; 
amoneft which we rank The Germa 
Cuckoo, Lullaby, and Woodman; the 
French Colin and Aminta, the Neapoii- 
tan Soldier, andthe Roman Ballad. 
Three Sonatas for the Harp, withan Accompa- 
niment for a Violin, ad libitum, by 7. Bi 
Meyer. 7s. 6d. | Linley. 
Mr. Meyer has fo conftructed thefe 
fonatas that they are nearly as well calcu- 
lated for the Piano-Forte as for the in- 
itrument for which they are profefledly 
compofed. They are, generaily {peak- 
ufg, moft truly in their ftyle; and’ in 
fome of their movements, efpecially in 
the rondos, they dilplay confiderable 
beauty and originality of imagination. 
The firft piece is in E, fat major, and con- 
nits of three movements, the fecond of 
which, in B-flat, is highly agreeable in its 
fubject, and introduces the laft movement 
with great effet. The fecond leffon'is 
in A flat, and opeas with anelegant idea 
which is weil purfued. The fucceeding 
romance in EB. flat, is prettily conceived, 
and the concluding rondo is as admirable 
for its beauty as its fiinplicity. The third 
fonata 1s in B flat major, and though 
in the adgregate equal to the two 
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former, yet poffefes. much merit, the 
chief part of which lics in the Siciliano 
movement, and the rondo a la Polaco. 
Six Englith Canzonets, by 7. Huéttenes, 108. 6d, 
Birchall. 
Thefe Canzonets appear to be the pro- 
duction of much labour ; weare forry we 
cannot fay of much genius alfo. The 
fir air is nacural and pleafing, but the 
remaining five exhibit very little of thofe 
recommendations. ‘Ihe iecond is very 
barren of melody, as alforhe third, which 
opens with a recitative, or with fome- 
thing between a recitative and an air. 
The fourth air, which isa baliad, is next 
in merit to the firft, but is fpoiled by the 
accompaniment, which, for the molt part, 
is fo buty and elaborate as to deftroy its 
fimplreity and. expreifion. The fifth is 
-€ncumbered with extraneous and unne: 
ceffary fharps and flats, and is almoft void 
of air; and the fixth poffeffes the palpas 
ble defect of preparing the ear for the fifth 
of the Key, and inflantly clofing in the 
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