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formance with the happieft effet. We 
fincerely hope, for the public amufement 
as well as Mr. Horfley’s reputation, that 
the fale of the work will encourage him 
to the further exercife of his talent in 
this kind of compofition, and that this 
colle&tion may be fpeedily fucceeded by 
another equally attractive to the lovers 
of good vocal mufic. 
Six Duets Concertanti, for two Violincellos, de- 
dicated to Sfokn Crofdill, Ejg. as a tribute to 
bis extraordinary talent, by his fincere friend, 
Ff. Be Vitti. 3s. Clementi and Co. 
Thefe duets are written in a truly claf- 
Aical ftyle, and while they difcover a high 
decree of tafte and {cience, they alfo evince 
a thorough knowledge of the character and 
powers of the inftrument for which they 
are written. ‘The movements are fo con- 
ftructed and claffed; as to contraft each 
other with much happine(s of effect, and 
the parts converfe together (if we may fo 
exprefs ourfelves) in a ftyle perfeétly in- 
telligible even to the moft uncultivated 
ear. 
Three Sonatas for the Piano-forte, with a Violin 
Accompaniment, ad libitum, compofed by C. H. 
Wilton. 6s. Goulding, Phipps, and D*Al= 
maine. 
We have examined thefe fonatas with 
the hope of finding fomething to commend, 
but are forry to fay, that we have been 
greatly difappointed. We trace in almoft 
€very movement a poverty of invention, 
a total lack of tafte, and a want of fkill in 
arrangement. ‘The leaft qualificacion of 
a candidate for fame as a compofer fhould 
be the ability to compile with judgment ; 
but where even this zferior talent is want- 
ing, we know not what there can be to 
approve. A good compiler may fome- 
times pafs with the many for a.tolerable 
compoler, of which, indeed, we are not 
deficient in living inftances; but a bad 
compiler is ar immeafurable diftance be- 
hind the worft compofer, and has little 
reafonable ground for hoping ever to be- 
come a good one. 
€¢ [ faid on the Banks by the Stream.” A Soz- 
net, written by the late Mr. Cunningham. 
The Mufic compafed by the Author of the. Fare- 
well, Is. Prefisn. 
'- The melody of this little fong, though 
finoothand ealy,. is, we are obliged to fay, 
deficient in charaéter and originality. Tie 
natural beauty and {weetne{s of the words 
would, we fhould have fuppofed, have in- 
fpired fome correfponding ideas; but the 
mufic is fo far from keeping pace with the 
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poety, that we cannot trace any mark of 
congeniality between the minds of the aus 
thor and compofer. 
Three Sonatas for the Piano-forté, with Accoms 
paniments for a Violin and Bafs, compofed by 
K. Kambra. 8s. _ Clementi and Co. 
Mr. Kambra in thefe fonatas has difplay- 
ed that ingenuity and fcience with which 
all lovers of really good mufic muft be 
delighted. The fubjeéts are in general 
very happily conceived, and the digtef- 
fions conduéted with an addrefs only within 
the reach of the firft mafters. The ftyle 
is every where highly polifhed, and the 
execution in many places particularly bril- 
liant and ftriking. ‘The accompaniments 
poffefs confiderable tafte, and are fo ma- 
naged, as never to be introduced without 
improving the general effect. _ 
A Sonata for the Piano-forte, in which is intro= 
duced The Berlin Favorite, compofed and re= 
Spektfully dedicated to Mifs Duckworth, by 
Maria Hefter Park. 25. 6d. Birchall. 
The Berlin Favorite forms fo ufeful and 
pleafing an exercife for the piano-fortes 
that among juvenile practitioners it will 
probably become a London Favorite. ‘The 
introductory movement is conceived with 
much fancy, and the fucceeding rondo is 
both agreeable in itfelf, and treated with 
confiderable {kill in the variations with 
which Mrs, Park has enriched the fubjeét. 
Three Duets for two Performers on one Pianos 
forte, with or without the additional Keys, 
feletied from the Works of Mozart, and ar= 
ranged by F. Haigh. 55. Rolfe. 
In this colle&tion, which in juftice to 
Mr. Haigh we muft pronounce to be made 
with confiderable tafte, we find the fa- 
vorite trio of ** La mia dora bella,” and 
two airs from the celebrated Opera of 
the Zauber-Flote, or Magic Flute. The 
arrangements are fo conduéted, as to pro- 
duce an excellent effect on the inftrument 
for which’ the pieces are here intended, and 
the paflages are in general fo difpofed of 
as to be rendered very improving to the 
finger of the juvenile praétitioner. 
“¢ Lady Alice,” a Glee for Three Voices, come 
pofed by WM. P. King, 1s. 6d. 
Goulding, Phipps, and D’ Almaine: 
_ This glee, which we regard but as a 
flight effort of the author, poffeffes fome 
traits of fancy and character, and the parts 
are conftructed with a propriety and ef- 
fe&, which evince much {kill in this 
fpecies of compofition. The change of 
the time at Set him down, Set him 
down,** 
