1797+)” 
alfo-of ufing it before the fharp or flat in 
defcending ; being careful to reverfe the 
rule with the left hand. 
Mr. Hood has certainly fimplified the in- 
tricacies of this difficult province of mu- 
fic; but we cannot be fo fanguine in our 
expectations as to prognofticate that, by 
the affittance of his book, the ftudy of .a 
few weeks will be found fufficient to qua- 
lify the pupil to accompany any modern 
compofition. Much credit is due to the 
manner in which we find the. feveral 
chords laid down and illuftrated ; and the 
explaining by what alteration of the com- 
mon chord the various foreign chords are 
formed, is a new and ingenious guide ta 
the praétitioner in thorough-bafs, and 
adds confiderably to the general utility of 
the publication. 
Six Canzonets for the Voice, with an accom- 
paniment for the Piano-Forte, compofed by 
Signor Giardani. 5s. Prefton and Son. 
We find much to praife in thefe can- 
zonets, and alfo fome things to which we 
cannot give our approbation. ‘The paf- 
-fages in general are happily conceived, 
and arranged with a mafterly hand, but 
the fubjeét and fentiment of the poetry 
are not always fufficiently attended to, » 
_and the accent and metre are frequently 
falfe. Viewing the colleétion with a 
general regard to excellence, we fhould 
felect, as the beft pieces, the fecond, 
_ which is elegantly foothing ; the fourth, 
in which we find great refinement of 
fancy ; and the fifth, which is beautifully 
fimple, and repjete with propriety of ex- 
preilion. The fixth canzonet, ‘* Blefias 
th’ immortal Gods is be,” certainly poffeffes 
confiderable beauties ; but taken in the 
aggregate, is, we muft fay, greatly infe- 
rior to the mufic given to the fame words 
by Mr. Jackfon, of Exeter. 
s¢ Perhaps it is not Love;’’ a Canzonet. for the 
Piano-Forte or Harp, compofed by an Ama- 
teur, | 4S, Dale. 
The compofer of this little air has 
proved himfelf not only an amaieur, but 
alfo a fuccefsful cultivareur of the har- 
monic fcience. The melody is eafy, fim- 
ple, and attraétive ; and the bafs, which 
New Maufie.—=Lift of Difeafes. 
In that part of - 
the work dedicated to Thorough-Bafs, . 
is in the arpeggio ftyle, is conduéted with 
judgment. 
Pizarre ; the favourite Grand Ballet performed 
at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket, ‘com- 
pofed by Monf. Gallet, adapted for the Piano- 
Forte by Ff. Mazzinghi. 78. 6d. Goulding, 
Vhe ballet. of Pizzarre comprifes twen- 
ty-Gx movements, moft of which are ex- 
cellent in their kind. They are adapted 
for the piano-forte with ikill, and are 
perfectly fu'ted to the practice of pupils. 
The moft firiking of them are the Mar- 
cia, No. 1; the andantino movement, No. 
33 the amorafo movement, No. 9; the /ar- 
ghetto con exprefione, No. 163; the largo 
movement, No. 21; the allcgretto move- 
ment, No. 23; and the allegro, No. 26, 
with which the ballet concludes. 
A Catch for Three Voices, on Admiral, Duncan’s 
Victory, on the rath of O&tober, 1797. 64d. 
Dale. 
This catch, which is accompanied with 
a part for the piano-forte, is evidently a 
hafty compofition. The parts harmonize 
tolerably, and the general effe€t is good, 
but fome puerilities occur in the conduét 
of the refponfive paflages ; and the notes 
of the laft bar of the—fecond voice lofe 
much of their intended effeét by not 
fianding an oétave higher. 
Britannia; -an Allegorical Overture in Comme- 
mroation of the Victory obtained by Admiial ~ 
Duncan over the Dutch Fleet, compofed for 
the Piano-Forte, and humbly infcribed to the ° 
King, by Dr. Stetbelt. 35. 
Longman and Broderip. 
We had hoped that ere this, weeping 
humanity would have been allowed a re- 
f{pite from flaughter, and that the diffo- 
nance of battles and fieges would have 
ceafed to delight the lovers of harmony. 
Mr. Steibelt, by his dedication, feems to 
fuppofe that ** the difckarge of {mall 
arms,” and ‘* the roaring cf cannon,”’ are 
ftill {ymphonious to the ears of majefty, 
and endeavours to foothe his royal auditor 
with the “ cries of the wounded.” and “ibe 
diftrefs of the vanguifhed.” Confidering 
how, long thefe fanguinary fcenes have 
been fafhionable, and that the fubjeét of 
human deftruétion has been almoft exe 
haufted, the compofer has acquitted him- 
felf with a refpectable devree of fkill. 

ACCOUNT or DISEASES rm LONDON, 
From the 20th of O€tober to the 20th of November. 
ACUTE DISEASES. 
No. of Cafes. 
: - No, of Cafes. Peritoneal Inflammation 4 I 
NATARRH - 2x Apoplexy - ba 2 
Acute Rheumatifm > 4 Contagious malignant Fever iz 5 
- Peripnewmony - - i Scarlatina Anginofa - = 2 
2 Angina 
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