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‘tion has done ftriét_juftice, is, for the 
moft part, worthy of the fubject upon 
which it has been beftowed. A tritenefs 
“Review of New Mufical Publications, 
of which the coldnefs of its public recep- 
[ July Ty 
few marks of a young compofer, yet we 
find much to commend, and have the plea- 
fure to fay, that it announces much real 
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genius, and no inconfiderable portion of 
and infpidity, conformable to the fyle of fciewce. The parts are put together with 
the poetry, conftitute the prominent cha- 
yacter of the melodies in general, and 
feem not only to have feduced the com- 
pofer’s attention from the beauties of 
harmony and modulation, but to have 
rendered him remifs in the obfervance of 
fome of the moft common laws of counter- © 
The readers of our Mufical Cri- . 
point. 
tiques muft have been too long convinced 
of our promptitude to acknowledge the 
claims'of genius and {cience, not to give 
us full credit when we fay, that we can- 
not trace in. this drama a fingle air of 
firft-rate excellence; or that is in any 
re{pect calculated to promote the fale of 
the taftelefs and flimfy materials of which 
the work in general is compofed. 
“One Morning very Early,” a Glee for Three 
Vices. Compofed by Fohn Cambridge. Muf. 
Doc. ts, 6d.  Broderip and Wilkinfon. 
This glee, which is comprifed in three 
flanzas, and fet as a ballad for three voices, 
pofleffes confiderable claims to’ our com- 
mendations. The harmony is well ad- 
jufted, the melody is conceived with much 
fancy and variety, and the fenfe of the 
words is every where happily confulted. 
‘The expreffion given to ** Her Chains fhe 
rattled on her Hands,”’ is peculiarly pro- 
per an@ judicious, and the relief afforded 
by the change at ‘I love my Love, be- 
caufe I know my Love loves me,” is both 
ftriking and interefting. 
Four Sonatas and Two Duets for. the Piano- 
Forte. Compofed and dedicated to the Mis 
Lambs, by Samuel Wefley. 7s.6d. Lavenu. 
This fifth work of Mr. S. Wefley, 
though written in a familiar ftyle, and 
evidently but a flight effort of his genius, 
evinces in every page the real mafter. 
The fubjeéts are for the moft part novel 
and engaging, and the digreffive matter 
is judicioufly conduéted: The duets are 
happily conftruéted for effect, and, like 
the fonatas, poffefs a variety of paflages, 
particularly calculated to difplay and to 
improve the finger of the juvenile practi- 
tioner. . 
«Thy do the Heathen vainly Rage,” a favourite 
Hymn for Four Voices. Sung at Surry- Chapel. 
Compgfed and dedicated to the Rew. Rowland 
FEL, by B. Facobs, Organift of Surry-chapel. - 
gs. 6d. Skillern. 
Though we trace in this hymn fome 
“a propriety and decorum not common ta 
the matters of the prefent day, and the 
modulation is ingenioufly varied. ~ © 
¢ The Eve of Departure.” Set to Mufic with 
an- Accompaniment for the Piano Forte. 1s. 
Skillern. 
We find fome pleafing paflagées in the 
melody of this fong, but cannot fay that 
the whole is fufficiently connected to form 
any diftinét charaéter. An infipid, wa- 
tery fweetnefs that leaves no impreffion 
upon the ear, is the principal quality of 
the air, and the bafs is not always the 
beft that might have been chofen. 
Two admired Airs, Compofed with variations 
Jor the Piano Forte, by P. Haydn. 35. Prefion, 
Thefe airs, with the variations added 
to them, form one of the moft ufe- 
ful publications for the piano-forte-prac- 
titioner that we have had to notice for a 
long time. The paflages are not only | 
particularly engaging to the ear, but lie 
remarkably well tor performance, and, if 
properly practifed, cannot fail to advance 
the execution of the finger. 
4 Waltz. Compofed and dedicated to Lady 
TAary Bentinck, by Maria Hefler Park. 1s. 6d. 
ett Birchall, 
This is an ingenious little publication. 
The waltz is introduced by a movement of 
much tafte and expreffion, and poffeffes 
in itfelf feme well-conceived pafiages, at 
once calculated to difplay the {cience of 
the compofer and the {kill of the per- 
former. : 
An admired Air of Dr. Cooks with variations © 
for the Piano-Forte, by L. C. Nielfon. 15. © 
Goulding, and Co. 
Mr. Nielfon has applied five very pleaf- 
ing variations to this air. Their chief 
merit, however, confifts in their being 
progreffive in point of execution, and 
forming an improving exercife fot the in- 
ftrument for which they are written. 
Vadame Parifot’s favourite Hornpipe, arranged 
as a Rondo for the Piano- Forte, by A. Betts. 
TG Rolfe. 
Madame Parifot’s hornpipe, as here ar- 
ranged and variegated by Mr. Betts, 
forms a pleafing and improving little ex- 
ercife for the piano-forte; but had we 
been at his elbow while he was putting 
the compofition in its prefent form, we 
2 fhould 
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