1798,] 
ghing remarkable; but, ‘¢ while forrow 
befriending,” fung by Mrs. Chapman, 
is a beautitul and highly finifhed melody. 
The Indian march is much in charaéter, 
and the following chorus and Seitetto, is” 
Spirited, energetic, and mafterly, « high 
on the rock,” fung by Mrs, Mills and 
Mr. Johnitone, is plealingly fimple ; and 
«¢ An.old maid had a roguith eye,”” fling 
by Mr. Munden, is an agreeable trifle, and 
well relieved by ‘«* Hark the fatal voice 
of war,” fung by Milfs Waters, which 
is an elaborate and .ftriking bravura. 
** Our valour in artifice aiding,” fung 
_ by Mifs Waters, and the chorus is well 
conceived, and conduted with confidera- 
ble addrefs ; and the fizale, by which it 
is fucceeded, though of perfectly fimple 
conftruétion, is in its melody, happily 
imagined, and clofes the piece with a 
grand and firiking effect. 
$6 Well down with the: French 3° @ fawourite 
air, with variations for the harp or piano~ 
forte, Is. : Skillern. 
The air on which thefe variations are 
founded, is pleafantly conceived ; and the 
variations themfelves, which are nine in 
number, are conftruéted with tafte and 
fancy. The eighth, in minore, tempo primo, 
forms a charming relief to the preceding 
movements, and introduces-the conélud- 
ing variations with a happy ettect. 
M4 Sonata for the pianc-forte or harpfichord, com- 
pied and dedicated te Mifs E. Smith, by W. 
P. R. Cope. 2s. 6d. Cope. 
This Sonata, is written with much 
tafte and fpirit. The .firft movement 
opens with boldnefs, and is judicioutly 
varied and relieved by the light and fhade 
of forteand piano. “The subjeG& of the 
fucceeding rondo is fprightly and novel ; 
and the digreffive parts of the movement 
return to the theme with grace and adroit- 
nefs. 
Nelfors Cap, compofed and infcribed to the Ladies 
of Great Britain, by an officer of bis Majcfty’s 
fips the Alexander. 15. Rolfe. 
‘* Nelfon’s Cap,” confidered as a tem- 
porary production from the hand of a 
non-protefior, is highly qualified to merit 
our approbation. ‘The selody is agree- 
able and charatteriftic, and the bafs 
chofen with confidevable judgment. ; 
Fifteen Military pieces, arranged for two or four 
’ BandC clarinets, two oGfavo flutes, two 
borns, trumpet, Jerpent, trombone, bafs drunty 
_ and two bafjoons, infcribed to the prince of 
Wales, feletied and compofed by J. Mazzinghi, 
46S. Goulding , Phipps and D’ Almaine. 
Mx, Mazzinghi, for the accommoda- 
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tion of military bands, has printed thefe 
pieces in feparate parts. So far as a view 
of them in this divided ftate, enables us 
to judge; we are authorifed to pronounce 
them excellent compofitions. The ftyle is 
diverfified, and the relief the different 
movements afford each other, renders 
them attractive and animating. 
Elzey on the death of Mr. Fobn Patmer, fen. 
The words written by S. Larken. Set to mu= 
Sic by a Gentleman: Riley, 
The mufic of this elegy is compofed by 
a gentleman, not, by a gentleman profel— 
for we hope, The melody poffefs one me- 
rit; which is its perfect adaptation to 
the words, which are calculated to prove 
the practicability of feperating rhime and 
meafure from poetry, 
Nelfen and the Navy, a Sonata Sor the piant- 
Sorte, compofed and dedicated to Admiral Nel 
fon, byJ. Dale. 4s. 6d. Dale, 
This piece, as in derifion of that exul. 
tation of the French, fo natural toa peo- 
ple triumphing over a coalition original] 
tormed for the deftru@ion of their infant 
liberty, commences with the words and air 
of the Marfellois Hymn, “ Allons exfaus 
dela Patri,” and fuddenly ‘breaks off 
with ¢¢ Britons, ftrike home.” This lat- 
ter air is fucceeded by a movement in 
2-4th prefiifimo con brio, in which we find 
much nevelty and pleafantnels of fancy ; 
The blowing-up of L’Orient, and the 
immediate huzza of the Englith, however, 
barbarous and injurious an idea it conveys 
of the brave Britith tars, is certainly ex- 
preffed with much ingenuity. The fol- 
lowing ‘* Lamentation of the French, 
though it certainl¥ is not perfectly cor- 
re{pondent with the unconquered {pirit . 
with which we are told the enemy foucht, 
is well conveyed. ‘The Greek air is judi- 
cioully introduced, and «the jolly tars 
of old England,” is gay, pleafing, and 
characteriltic. 
*¢ The Seanan’s Departure,” 
Sanderfon. 15, 
compofed by Mr, 
Ue 
** The Seaman’s departure,” though 
a {mooth and a.pleafing air, certainly is 
not one of Mr. Sander{on’s happieft ef. 
forts. The paffages are natural in them- 
felves, and tolerably connected, but are 
fomewhat deficient in character, and nor 
quite fo original as the generality of this 
gentleman’s produtions. Yet we cannot 
in juftice quit this article without obfery- 
ing, that its general merit is {o inconfide. 
_ rable, as to be well able to afford this 
trifling drawbacky 
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