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_ the firft general and fundamental rules of 
mufic, as far as they concern the practical - 
part of the fcience ; and for the young per- 
former on the harp will be founda valua-. 
ble acquifition. ‘The rotula is an ingeni- 
ous invention, and cannot fail] to facilitate 
the progrefs of the ¢yro on this fafhionable 
inftrument. 
Thirty-fie Waltzes for two German Flutes or 
Violins, in an eafy progreffive Style for the Im- 
provement of young Performers. Compofed 
by W. A. Mozart. 55. Fentum. 
Mr. Fentum has publifhed thefe waltzes 
fn feparate parts, which will be found 
very eonvenient to praétioners on the 
inftruments for which they are here com- 
piled. They are well chofen, correctly 
printed, and form a defirable colleétion of 
violin and flute mufic. 
Peck’s Collection of Hymn Tunes, Fugues, and 
Odes, chiefly Original, in Three and Four Parts, 
inter [perfed with fugitive aud felecied Pieces. 
2S. Peck. 
This collection of the lighter defcription 
of church mufic does credit to the tefte of 
the editor. For the greater convenience 
of the performers, the air in this collec- 
tion is uniformly placed next above the 
bafs ; and in the piéces for four voices the 
treble is next above the air, sid the con- 
tratenor at the top; of which arrange- 
ment we fo much approye, as to wifh it 
were more generally adopted. 
“¢ The Fowler,” a celebrated Air in the Magic 
Flute. Compofed by Mozart. 2s. 
Broderip and Wilkinfon. 
This pretty and novel little air from 
Mozart is printed, and fold together with 
fome very pleafing and ingenious varia- 
tions by Neyot. ‘The variations are writ- 
ten for the piano-forte, and form fome of 
the moft agreeable exercifes for that in- 
ftrument which have come under our no- 
tice tor a long time. 
“© If lovely Ann fill prove Kind,” a New Song, 
avith an Accompaniment for the Harp or 
Piano-Forte. Compofed by Mr. Latour. 1s. 
Bland and Weller. 
We do not find any thing ftrikingly 
excellent in this little ballad, nor indeed 
any paflages that politively offend the ear. 
An unimpreffive mediocrity forms its chief 
Review of New Maufical Publications. 
charaéteriftic ; and the bafs, though it no 
where tranfgrefles the harmonic laws, is 
not chofen with that judgment which this 
compofer fometimes difplays. 
‘¢ The French Invafion,’ a Loyal Mufician’s 
Song. 6d. ; 
Goulding, Phipps, and D? Almaine. 
The writer and compofer of this fong 
have teftified an abundanceof loyalty ; but 
have not given equal proof of their lite- 
rary and mulical talents. The tune, if 
a tune it may be called, is extremely 
meagre and flimfy, and the poetry confifts 
of a puerile play vpon words terminating 
in ation. 
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“¢ The Negro’s Lamentation,” @ Ballad, withanz 
Accompaniment for the Harp, or Piano-Forte. 
Compofed by W.,Howard. Is. Fentum. 
‘© The Negro’s Lamentation” is com- 
pofed in a {mooth and eafy ftyle. The 
melody, though it exhibits no remarkable 
trait of novelty, is pleafingly expreflive, 
and the arpeggio bafs murmurs through 
the ftrain with an appropriate and intereit- 
ing effect. 
On the oth of January, a folemn diftri- 
bution of the annual prizes was made to 
the ftudents of the Con/ervatoire de Mufique 
at Paris, in the Theatre de la Republique 
ét des Arts, The minvfter of the interior, 
the members of the national inftitute, the 
conftituted. authorities, and learned fo. 
reigners, having: taken their feats, the con- 
cert opened with the fine overture to De. 
mophon, by Vogler: a grand fonata by 
Clementi, and a duet for violins, by Viotti, 
(two names dear to Englifh amateurs) 
with numerous other pieces, were per- 
formed by the ftudents. The minifter 
then came upon the ftage, where an eleva- 
tion was prepared, and addreffed the ftu- 
dents in a very impreflive manner. The 
regret he beftowed on the unfortunate 
Cimarofa, who, it is faid, has fallen a vic- 
Naples, was truly affecting. 
Could we have delayed the prefs, we fhould 
in the prefent number of our magazine, have 
prefented our mufical readers with fome ace 
count of the grand concert which took place. 
at the Opera-houfe on the 28th ult. for thé 
purpofe of encreafing the fund now raifing for 
the intended monument of gratitude to our 
brave naval defenders. A performance of 
fuch magnitude, and in fo national a caufe, 
will not be negleéted in our next. 
[June 1, 
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