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1800. } Review of New Mufical.Publications and Performances. 
WEN be Dewil among the. Taylors” A popular 
Dancey arranged as a Rondo for the Piano- 
Forte, by A, Betts. 1s. Win. Rolfe. 
Mr. Bettsshas converted this well-known 
air into an excellent exercife for the piano- 
forte. This plan of adaptation, as far as 
regards the above inftrument, we much 
approve. The familiarity of the ear with 
‘the fubject matter of the piece, naturally 
begets the delire of being acquainted with 
the adventitious part of the movement, 
and confequently operates as an induce- 
ment to practice. 
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<¢ No, 10, 0, it muf? not be.” A New Song. 
Sung by Mafter Gray, at Vauxhall Garaens. 
Compojed by Mr. Hook. 1s. 
- Bland and Weller . 
«¢ No, no, no, it’ muft not be,’’- is one 
of Mr. Hook’s mof fuccefsful efforts in 
the Vauxhall ftyie. The air is highly en- 
Baging, and particularly appropriate to 
the words. Tthe flute accompaniment is 
prettily conceived, and adds much to the 
* general effect. 
“* Yarrow-Vale.” A favourite Scotch Song. 
Written by My. Macdonald. - The Mufie com= 
pofed by Mr, Wathen. 1s. Hodjol. 
The compofer informs us inthe margin 
of this fong, that it was fung at the Edin- 
burgh concert with wabounded applaufe.— 
This circumftance is adduced as a proof 
‘of the merit of the compofition: we are 
forry we cannot admit it as an argument 
of the £dinburgian tafte. 
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<<" Summer's Treafures.”” Written by John_Dell, 
Compofed, and Dedicated to Mrs. EB. Henflow, 
‘dy Ff. H. Barthelemon. 1s, Riley. 
** Summer’s Treafures’’ is one of thofe 
pleafing little ballads which not only en- 
gage at the firft heaving, but improve upon 
repetition. The air, though far from ‘pof- 
fefling any, original or ftriking ideas, is, 
on the whole, charaéteriftic and interefling, 
and does credit to the judgment of the in- 
genious and well-known compofer. 
In conformity to our promife, we take 
this opportunity to gratify our mulical 
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readers with fome account of the grand 
mifcellaneous concert, confifting of felec-_ 
tions from Handel and Butby, lately per- 
formed at the Opera-Houfe, in aid of the 
fund for the intended Navat Priuuar. 
This performance, the magnitude and na- 
tional occafion of which excited fuch gene- 
ral attention among all ranks of people, 
was honoured with the prefence of his 
Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales, the 
Duke and Duchefs of York, the Duke of 
Clarence, and all the royal and noble par- 
ties announced in the bills and advertife- 
ments as fupporters of the patriotic un- 
dertaking, About eight o’clock the cur- 
tain drew up to a numerous and moft bril- 
liant audience; and the overture to the 
Occafional Oratorio opened, the nobieit 
. concert ever brought forward in this coun-~ 
try, except the memorable performances | 
at Weftminfter- Abbey. The various 
airs and chorufles. were, in general, per~. 
formed with great accuracy, tafte, and {pi- 
rit: Mifs Parke, in <* What though I 
trace,’” was truly charming; and ‘Mr. 
Bartleman, in ** Arm, arm, ye Brave,’ 
(from Handel) and ** To thy brave Sons,”” 
(from Buiby) difplayed his judgment and - 
powers to uncommon advantage. Mater 
Elliot, in Bufby’s fong .of ** Around the 
ever honoured Urn,’’ was received with 
‘Yapture, and the whole houfe demanded it 
again. The feleCtions were fo multifari. 
ous, that the fear of protra&ting the per- 
formance to too great a length, obvi- 
oufly prevented the audience from calling 
for a repetition of any other of the airs ; 
but the melody and ftyle of this compofi- 
tion were fo elegant and irrefiftibly im- . 
preffive, that a univerfal and fpontaneous 
burft of ezcore, encore! fucceeded its per- , 
fortnance ; and the loudeft and moft un-_ 
bounded applanfe teftified, at the clofe of 
its repetition, the furprife and delight of 
the audience. The whole performance was 
in the firft ftyle of excellence, and ** God 
fave the King” concluded a concert which 
at once reficéted honeur on its patriotic 
fupporters, and on every part of the band. 
The orcheltra exhibited an affemblage of 
more than three hundred performers. Mr. 
Cramer was the leader, and Mr, Bufby 
prefided at the piano-forte, 
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