1799-] 
with an accompaniment for the violin, ad - 
Uibitum, by D. Steidelt ; three progreffive 
Duetts for two Violins, by B. Viguerie ; 
‘Three concerto Buetts for two Violins, 
by Tironne; New Anacreontic Paftimes, 
with an accompaniment for the guittar, 
by Guichard; Memoirs, or Effays on 
Mufic, by Gretry. This latter work, 
which is comprized in three volumes, re- 
fle&ts the higheft credit on the well-known 
profeffional talents of Citizen Gretry. 
Like the juftly celebrated Pergoleze, and 
our own inimitable Arne, he in his com- 
pofitions at once delights, and fucceeds, in 
painting the paflions; and, like thofe 
great matters, deduces his melodies from 
the feelings of the heart. Many of his 
productions have contributed to prove to 
Ttaly, Germany, and England, that by 
adopting the language of nature, the artift 
becomes intelligible and impreffive to all 
mankind. Except a treatife by the pro- 
found Rameau, and a few trivial attempts 
by other authors, no didaétic work had, 
till now, iffued from tke pen of a French 
mufician. But fince in the practical de- 
partment of the arts there are-certain fe- 
crets which cannot be revealed but by 
the profeffor, and the knowledge of which 
is of the higheft importance to the ftu- 
dent, the prefent work of Gretry is par- 
ticularly ufeful and feafonable: and, moft 
happily for theauthor, his own compofi- 
tions form examples to his juft and ex- 
cellent precepts. 
The Vocal Journal, with an accom- 
paniment for the harp or piano-forte, by 
Pleyel; the Lyre of Orpheus, being a col- 
leion of romances and opera airs, by 
the brothers Gawvraux. The Lyre of 
Orpheus, the firft year’s numbers of which 
have been well received by the public, 
continues with the fame fuccefs, and ex- 
hibits the tafte of its conductors to great 
advantage. 
The Amorous Warrior’s Shield, by 
Charpentier; a Treatife on the Bafs as 
applied to Melody, with rules for com- 
pulition, by H. F. Langlé. ‘This work, 
the firft which Has been written in France 
on this intereting part of compoiition, 
poffeffes all that truth, depth, and per- 
ipicuity, which might be expeéted from 
the ingenuity and profeffional. erudition 
of its author. The undertaking was pre- 
ceded by his Treatife ox Harmony, which 
the Germais, fuch excellent judges on 
that fudject, immediately  tranflated. 
This learned and efteemed compoler, who 
unites in a high degree the theory and 
practice of paufic, announces in his pre- 
fuwe the {peedy appearance of other works. 
Review of New French Mufic. 
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Citizen Langl? ought, perhaps, to be 
encouraged the more, fince the maitrifes 
des cathédrales being fuppreffed, it becomes 
neceflary that the learned in the art fhould 
redouble their efforts to preferve in the 
republic a due tafte for harmonic theory, 
and the means of bringing it to per- 
fection. 
The Lyrical Gleaner, (for the harp), 
arranged by Petrini; New Journal of Me- 
lody, felected trom Gluck, Sacchini, Pi- 
cin, Sarti, Mozart, Pavfiello, Gretry, and 
other celebrated authors, arranged with 
an accompaniment for the piano-forte, 
extracted from the original fcores. A 
third Colle&tion of Airs and Piéces, con- 
taining the Chacoone in. Orpheus, and 
that in the Union of Love and the Arts, 
with an accompaniment for a violin, by 
Petrini; Leaves of Terptichore, confilting 
of overtures and airs, with an accom- 
paniment for the harp; Journal for the 
Harp, in twenty numbers; Airs, by 
Boieldieu; Concerto for the Violin, by 
Blafius; Three Sonatas for the Piano- 
forte, with an accompaniment for a vio- 
lin, ad libitum, by Carbonel; Alenzo and 
Imogine, a tragical romance taken from 
the Monk, compofed by Bearwarlet ; 
firft Collection of Romances, with an ac- 
companiment for the piano-forte, by Le- 
moyne, jan.; the Perfian Slave, by Da- 
leyrac, arranged for the piano-forte by 
Viguerte; Colle&tion of Romances, ar- 
ranged by Nadermann; Three Grand 
Sonatas, with the charge of cavalry, for 
the piano-forte, by Ladorner ; Concerto 
for the Violin, compofed and dedicated to 
Citizen 2’ Haytcfort, by Graffet; Three 
concerto Duetts for two Violins, by 7z- 
ronne; Vhree pregreffive dialogue Duetts 
for two Clarinets, by Viguerie; Three 
concerto Quartetts for a Flute, Violin, 
Tenor and. Bals, by Deviexne; Romance 
of Henry the IVth, by Berton; ‘Three 
Quartetts for a Horn, Violin, Tenor and 
Bais; Airs, with an accompaniment for 
the piano-forte, by Viguerie; Exercifes, 
intermixed with airs, for practitioners on 
the guittar; Romances, Songs, Rounds, 
and Duetts, by Mariial, with a pattoral 
Romance, imitated from Eftelle and Flo- 
rian, by Bruguiere, the medodies and ac~ 
companiments by P. Porro; Six Rounds 
fet to mufic, with an accompaniment for 
a guittar, flute, or violin, by Porro; Col- 
lection of Waitzs and Allmands, arranged 
for two flutes, by J. Claveau,. fenior 5 
Three concerto Duetts for two Flutes, 
with variations by Wranifli; Three fa- 
miliar Duetts for two Flutes, by Walter ; 
Three Duetts for two Violins, by Batu; 
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