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(8s Su. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 

"THE Overture and New Sones in the enter- 
tainment of Olympus in an Uproar, by 
WW, Reeve, Longman and Broderip. 
This Overture and the Songs are 
printed feparate ; the former at two 
—thillings, and the latter at one fhilling 
each. The Overture, though its ftyle is 
fomewhat bombattic, poffefles a re{fpedt- 
able degree of merit. The Rondo is 
Pieafing in. its fubject, and condudted 
with fome addrefs ; and the Coda with 
which the piece concludes, is bold and 
animating. ‘+ By my rod, fhe’s very 
pice,” fung by Mr, Munden and Mr. 
Townfend, is an agreeable duet, though 
rather inartificial in its conftruétion. |“ OF 
all the words in lexicon,” fung by Mr. 
‘Townfend, is an air perfeétly familiar in 
its caft, and therefore adapted to the 
words, which are light and humorous. 
** Shepherd, ne’er loiter on thefé lonely 
hills,” fung by Mrs. Mountain, is beau- 
trfully fet. Le ftyle “is apditoral ; and a 
fweet fimplicity charafterizes every bar 
-of the mufic. 
The favourite Duet of Buz and. Mum, with 
an Accompaniment for a Piano Foyte or 
Harp, by. Mocrehead, 1s. 6d. 
x Longman and Broderip. 
With the eafy and natural ftyle of this 
Duet we are greatly pleafed. 
Duffek’s Infiruétions on the Art of playing the 
“ Piano Forte, or Harpfichord, with general and 
exemplified rules for fingering ; to which are 
added tix progreflive Sonatas, Op. 32, ex- 
pretsly compofed for this work, by Ignace 
Pleye!, 10s 6d. Corri, Duffek, & Co. 
Books ‘of Inftruétion, in the mufical 
fcience, are become fo numerous, and are, 
in general, fo imadequate to the attain- 
ment of their profeffed objeét, the profi; 
ciency of the ftudent, that, before the 
appearance of the prefent work, we al- 
moft deipaired of feeing any fuccefsful 
production in this way. But the perufal 
of Mr. Duffek’s publication has convinc- 
ed us, chat, although the livine tutor has 
always been, and, always will be, ne~ 
cefiary, yet his labours may be much 
abridged, and his fuccefs greatly facili- 
tated, by the dead letter of fuch an in- 
ftruéctor as this author. The whole fub- 
ject-matter of the book is exce'lent, and 
‘ judicioufly arranged...The fcale, the 
time, the cliffs, the ornaments of grace 
and expreflion, the fingering through the 
different Keys, major and minor, the har- 
pegegios in their feveral kinds, and the 
_ performance of chromatic patlages, are 
all amply treated, and afford the pupil a 
familiar introduction to the practical the- 
ory. ‘Vhe great merit of the work is, 
that the moit important particulars are 
explained with the niceft precifion ; aad, 
above all, the fingering is attended to 
with an affiduity, and executed with a 
mafiery, which renders it decidedly fu- 
perior to anv thing of the kind we have 
yet feen. ‘The fix little leffons, or exer- 
cifes, are progrelfive, and perfeétly adapt- 
ed to the province of the learner; and, 
befide as many excelletit praétical pieces 
by Pleyel, we find an ufeful DiGtionary of 
the terms introduced by compofers, both, 
ancient and modern. : 
A Study for the Flute, confifing of Twenty 
Airs and Eighteen Duets, by F. Devienpe, 
4S. e Linley, 
‘This is a very ufeful publ'cation fer 
young practitioners on the flute. The 
twenty airs, announced in the title-page, 
are French, and teleéted from favourite 
ballads, fuch as ** Ah! vous dirai-je, Ma- 
man?’’ “ Mufette de Nina,’’ “* Charmante 
Gabrielle,” ** Life chantojt,’’ &c.; and are 
fo arranged, as to be progrefii_e in point 
of execution. ‘The eighteen duets, with 
the diferent keys prefixed to each, are, 
for the moft part, very pleafing; and, 
praétifed with attention, muft- be pro- 
ductive of improvement. The feveral 
major keys are given in the harmonica! 
, order of fifths, and each one is fucceeded 
by its relative minor, fo as to- preferve 
and point out that natural conneétion 
which fubfifts between certain majors 
and minors, and which cannot be toa 
{con nor too much attended to by all be- 
ginners in mufic, either vocal or inftru- 
mental, 
Three Duets, with Scotch Airs for Two Flutes, 
by Ignace Pleyel. 5s. Corri, Dufiek, & Co. 
We find much of Mr. Pleyel’s ufual 
- fweetnefs of melody in thefe Duets; 
and they form excellent exercifes for 
flute practitioners. ‘Che plan upon which 
they are conftructed is, that each-duet 
confifts of two movements; the firft of 
which is a florid, animating, and original 
compofition, by the above compofer, and 
the fecond a favourite Scotch air, with 
fuch adfcititious graces as the fimplicity 
of its character will admit. 
Six Duets Concertanti for Two Violins, by 
Fiorillo, 7s. 6d. = Corri, Duflek, & Co, 
After a minute examination of thefe 
Duets, particularly an refpect to the 
harmonic 


