930. . 
Magazine. The melodies, for the mot 
- part, difplay confiderable, tafte and fancy, 
and the paflages are fo arranged as to 
evince a thorough knowledge in the com- 
poler of the conftruétion, genius, and 
powers of the inftrument for which he 
writes. 
Number I. of The Caledonian Mufixn 
\ Beauties of Scotti if Harmony, intended to form a 
JeleE? ColleEion ae the moft efieemed Songs for 
the Piano-forte, Violin, and German -fiute. 
Longman. 
The plan of the Caledonian Mufeum is 
to collest, in twelve numbers, forming two ° 
volumes, o€tavo, ali thofe Scottifh melodies 
which have been fo long fanStioned by 
their popularity, and which ftill continue 
favourites of the public. We find in this 
number a promifing earneft of the good- 
nefs of the contents and execution of the 
future parts of this publication, and do 
not doubt but it will operate as a 1ecom- 
-mendation to the work. 
Six Rondos from the Works of Pleyel, adapted 
for the Pedal-barp, byF. F. Boblius. 1s.-each. 
Riley. 
Thefe rondos are publifhed feparately ; 
but being all from the fame author, and 
fimilar in their ftyle and tendency, we have 
claffed them under one general head. Mr. 
Boblius has fele&ted and adapted the feve- 
Fal pieces with that tafte and judgment 
which cannot fail to recommend the un- 
dertaking to the lovers of good harp-mu- 
fic. Indeed each of the rondos is fo well 
adapted for the piano forte, as well as the 
“harp, that we would recommend the pub- 
lifuer to announce the future impreffions 
for doth thofe inftruments. 
Al Sonata for the Piano forte, with an Accompa- 
niment for the Violin, in which is introduced, 
as an Adagio, Handel's favourite Song, tind. 
remember David 5” comtpofed, and edad to 
Mrs. Cresfon, ie F. Yaniewicz. 38. 6d. 
Clementi & Co. 
The prominent charaéter of this fonata 
is that of an elegantly-conceived and re- 
gularly-conftruéted compofition, The in- 
troduction of ‘* Lord, remember David 3°? 
or, ‘* Rendt'l fereno al Ciglia;” affords an 
admirable relief to the previous and fuc- 
c-eding movements, and gives an air of 
novelty to the whole, which adds much to 
its general attraétion. The figure, oc- 
catonally added for the dire€tion of the 
fingers, where the time fingering would be 
rather doubtful, is highly judicious, and 
afords fo much affiftance to the practi- 
Review of New Mufical Publicatio ofS. 
or, the . 
—[Odtober I, 
tioner, that we bene to fee the plan more 
generally adopted. ; 
«¢ Kair Arabella,” a les Song, as fung by 
Mr. i ie at Vauxb ball-gardens 5 compofed: 
by W. P. R. Cope. 15. Clementi’ and Cos 
Mr. Cope in this little ballad has dif- 
played much of that ingenuity and tafte 
for which we ‘have fo repeatedly given 
him credit in our review of his former 
_vocalcompofitions. The melody i is {mooth, 
graceful, and expreffive ;| and the bafs and. 
modulation are ealy and natural. . We 
muift, however, notice that in the tranfition 
of the harmony from the laft bar but one 
to the laft. bar of the fecond page, we 
nicet with an error of the engraver, which 
in the produétion of a lefs-informed mufi-~ 
cian we fhould have feared had been fanc- 
tioned by the manulcript.. 
Sournal de Mufic pour les Dames; or, Elegant - 
SeleEtions 5 contprifing the moft favourite Com- 
' pyjitions of Hadyn, Mozart, Pleyel, &e. ar- 
ranged for the Piano-forte and wed 2: in 2 
wals. folio, vol. 2. 105. Ode — ~ Rolfe 
Of the merits of the firft volume of this 
work we fpoke in our laft Numbér : the 
prefent number poffefles an equal claim to 
‘our approbation, and completes one of the 
beft-chofen colleétions of vocal and. piano- 
forte mufic that the public’ have been fur- 
nifhed with for fome years. 
‘¢ The. Maid of the Hay flack, * awritten on the 
. recent Death of that unfortunate and lamented 
Female 5 compofed by Theodore Smith. We 
Goulding, Phipps, and D? Almaine. 
Mr. Theodore Smith, who long fince 
obtained fo much reputation from his fa-' 
miliar piano-forte duetts, will lofe nothing 
of his good name from tke prefent compo-~ 
fition. The melody, though not remark- 
ably novel, is every where charateriftic 
and impreffive, and cannot fail to convey 
the pathos of this intereiting ae to every — 
feeling bofom. 
Three Pieces, confifing of two Rondos and an 
‘Andante for the Piano- -forte 3 compofed by W, 
A. Mozart, 4s. ‘Longman. 
Thefe pieces, though they donot rank 
amongft the greateft “of Mozart’s inftru- 
mental compofitions, are of that pleafing 
and familiar conftruétion, which muft:-ren- 
cer them both defirable and ufeful to all 
young piano- -forte practitioners. 
ERRATUM. ye our Critique laf month of. 
Eberlin’s Fugues and Voluntaries,_ for.**, The 
fubjects of the figuresare in general truly origi- 
nal,” read ‘* The fuljects of the fugues are 
in general truly original.” 
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