1860. ] 
The Weary Woodman, 2celebrated Song, as fung 
atthe Nobility’s and Public Concerts Adapted 
forthe Piano-Forte or Harp. Compofed by Mr. 
Moulds. 1s. Rolfe. 
The Weary Wocdman is a very pretty 
ballad ; the melody is flowing and grace- 
ful, and the expreffion emphatic and na- 
tural. The idea in the fifth and fixth. 
bars of the fymphony is remarkably pleaf- 
ing, and the twoclofing bars of the air are 
equally new and engaging. 
Numbers I. and II. ef a Work comprifing Twenty 
jive Odes, Hymn-Tunes, &c.. @c., in Four 
Parts. Compofed by S. Porter. Good. 
This work is to be completed in fix 
numbers, one fhilling each, and contain- 
ing fixteen demy oftavo pages. With the 
firlt number is given an engraved title- 
page, and the laft is to be accompanied 
_ with an index, and lift of fubfcribers. We 
have examined the prefent numbers, and, 
judging by them, cannot but think that the 
whole will make a ufeful little volume, 
and be found particularly accommodating 
to mufical focieties, as an appendix to 
their other more copious collections. For 
the convenience of ladies, the firft treble, 
or air, is placed next the bafs, which will 
alfo render the book a piano-forte com-_ 
Panion. 
Bleak in the Valley Blew the Wind, a Song, with 
4 Tamborine Accompaninnt, ad libitum, writ- 
ten and compofed by Martha Beuvitt, Author 
of Crazy Fane's Death, Fc. 1s. Davies. 
In {peaking of this fong, we cannot be 
very liberal of our commendation. The 
meiody, if we may juftly call it fuch, is 
metrically falfe, and emphatically erro- 
neous, while the bafs fets at defiance all 
the eftablifhed rules of regular compe- 
fition. 
> a favourite Song. 
Longman, Cle- 
€¢ Hell never March again,’ 
Compofed by T. Combe. 15. 
menti, aud Co. 
“ He'll never March again’? is not 
amongtft the happielt of modern efforts in 
ballad-compofition. The melody is feeble 
and ill arranged, the modulation ill-pre- 
pared, and the ba(s in general very inar- 
tificial. But, notwithftanding thefe ob- 
jections, we would by no means wholly 
difcourage Mr. Combe from attempts of 
this kind. ‘There are detached pafflages 
which difcover originality of fancy; and 
the fong, taken in the aggregate, rather 
indicates a laxity of ftudy, and deficiency 
in fcience, than the deftitution of genius 
and feeling. 
MonTHLy Mas, No, 63. 
Bihaw of New Mufical Publications. 
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The Seaman’s Lamentation for the Lofs of the 
Royal Charlotte. Sung by Mr. Incledon at the 
Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Written by 
George Saville Carey. Compofed oy F. Maze 
zingbi. 3s. Goulding, Phipps, and D’ Al- 
maine. 
The mufic of this fong would do credit 
to any compofer of mediocrity of talent, 
but certainly is not worthy the abilities of 
this ingenious matter. Mr. Mazzinghi 
can never be pofitively dull and infipid ; 
but certainly his prefent effort is neither 
engagingly melodious nor firikingly im- 
prefive. The ponderous dullnefs of the 
words feems to have weighed down his 
fancy, and checked the fervor of that 
feeling which animates the generality of 
his compofitions. 
Dear to a Briton the Life of his King, a Song 
Jung by Mr. Incledon at the Theatre-Royais 
Covent-Garden. Written by Mr Rodd. The 
Mufic by Thomas Walfh, 1s. Longman, Cle- 
menti, and Co. : ne ew 
We find in this little air fome bold and 
glowing ideas ; but their arrangement is 
not fufficiently judicious to pro!uce that 
effect, which, under a different manage. 
ment, they mighthave commanded. But 
while we are led to believe that Mr. Walth 
ig a young compofer, we cannot but enter-_ 
tain the opinion that he is alfo a young gen 
nius; and that by proper and mature itudy 
he will become a fir& rate matter. 
Sympathy, a favourite Canzonet for the Piano- 
Forte. Compojed by A. Betts. 1s. Rolfe. 
This canzonet, though not of firft-rate 
excelience, is compofed in a flyle far above 
mediocrity, and is fuperior to moft of the 
vocal compofitions of the day. It pof- 
fefles fome very agreeable traits of fancy, 
and the paflages are confonant and con- 
neéted ; but the emphafis, we muft fay, is 
not always correct, nor does any ftriking 
feature ftamp and charaéterize the melody 
with that d.ftinction and originality of 
effect which forms the firft quality in fine 
compofition. 
Sandy and Fenny, jung by Mrs. Cooke at Vaux- 
hall-Gardens. Campojed by Mr. Sanderfon. 1s, 
Riley. 
«6 Sandy and Jenny”? is printed in fcore, 
with the appendage of a piano-forte part, 
for the convenience of pra¢titioners on that 
inftrument. The air of this little ballad 
is pleafngly fimple, and not uncharaéte- 
riftic of the Scotch ftyle. The fcore is ju- 
dicioufly put together, and the bafs is 
chofen with judgment. The turn of the 
words, which occupy no lefs than fix ftan- 
zas, is fomewhat novel, and both the ideas 
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