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tochant, as formerly, the prayers and re- 
fponfes, by which an opening has been 
made for every {pecies of innovation, and 
our cathedral mufic reduced almoft to a 
level with the rude performances of our 
country parish churches.” Thefe inno- 
vations, which are bringing the choir ace 
quainred with Jackfon’s Hymns, the Den- 
matk Hymn, the Sicilian Mariners’ 
Hymn, Pleyel’s German Hymn, and the 
Portuguefe Hymn, as fubttitutes for an- 
thems, deflroy that uniform and dignified 
“* concord of frweet founds,” proper to the 
cathedial, and leave no afylum for the 
fubhime, but neglected compolitions of a 
Blow, a Purcel, apd a Gibbons. 
But, returning to the volume before us, 
we have to announce the efforts of a 
highly-pleafing fancy, aided by an un- 
common degree of {cience and ingenious 
contrivance. The melodies of the folos 
are, generally f{peaking, eafy and uuaf- 
FeSied, and. the parts in the full move. 
ments are atranged with great art and 
judgment. In a word, Dr. Clarke may 
promife himielf much reputation from 
this work. The two publifhed volumes 
raife our wifh to fee the third, the merits 
of which, we doubt not, will correfpond 
with, and maintain the excellent ftyle of 
thofe which have already appeared. 
Lyric Airs, confifing of Specimens of Greek, 
Albaman, Wallachian, Turkifh, Arabian, 
Perfian, Chinefe, and Moorifh national Sings 
and Melodies, with Baffes for the Piano- 
Forte; by Edward Fones, Ejg. Bard to his 
Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales.’ 1 55. 
This feleétion of national mufic, the 
firft of the kind ever offered to the pub- 
lic, is accompanied with a great variety 
of curious and ufeful information. Mott 
of the obfervations are highly judicious, 
and evince a thorough acquaintance with 
the various fubjeéts embraced by the 
work. We think this fpecies of mufical 
erudition extremely laudable, becaufe, 
while it affords a high degree of improv- 
ing entertainment to the profeffor and ama- 
teur, it exalts the charaéter of the indivi- 
dual, and ornaments the fcience on which 
he treats. We therefore hope, that the 
patience, Jabour, and refearch Mr. Jones 
has employed, in the produ&tion of a 
work that does fo much honour to his in- 
genuity and perfeverance, will mect the - 
_ reward to which, in our opinion, he isen- 
titled: and» we feel that hope ftill more 
juftly grounded, when we confider the na- 
tive beauty of many of the melodies he. 
has felected, which, while they gratify 
the ear, afford us friking examples of 
the tafte and mufical charaéter of the peo. 
Review of New Mufical. Publications. 
[April 15. 
ple from whofe imaginations they have 
emanated. ~ 
Numbers One, Tao, and Three, of Sonatas for 
the Piano-Forte; compofed, and dedicated to 
Mifs Catherine Chriftie, by Fiorillo. / 7s Od. 
Thefe fonatas are written in a free, 
pleafant, and familiar ftyle. Moft of the 
modern refinements in compofition are in- 
troduced, and every where with good ef- 
fect. Variety has alfo been evidently ftu-. 
died ; and a juft relief to the feveral move- 
ments is artificially and taltefully pro- 
duced. Wetherefore think, that, among’ 
the piano-forte mufic of the day, thele 
fonatas will take a refpe€table rank, and 
meet a very favourable reception. 
4 Sonata for the Piano-Forte ; campofed, and 
infcribed to Mifs Righy, by J Maxzinghi, 
Efg. . 55: 
Mr. Mazzinghi has ftriven’at much ef- 
fe&t in this fonata, and has not laboured 
in vain. We do net, we muft confefs, 
fee the good policy of his felecting B minor 
for his key ; a key certainly little propi- 
tious to the pleating ftyle he has adopted, 
nor do we think he has availed himfelf of 
all that maze and variety of modulation 
of which the minor mood is fulceptible. 
Neverthelefs, the beauty of the effe& is 
firiking, and the piece ts certainly calcu- 
lated to pleafe the generality of pradti- 
tioners. 
” 
Al Sonata for the Grand Piano-Forte; infcribed ~ 
to Mrs. Dykes, of Doverley Hall, Cumbere 
land, by William Howgill, Whitehaven. 35. 
We find interfperfed in this fonata ma- 
ny very pleafing paflages.. We are not 
fure, that amidt the numerous proofs of 
a good natural fancy, there are not fome 
marks of rufticity, and the want of a 
more intimate familiarity with the polifh 
of the prefent day: yet it behoves us to 
allow confiderable merit to this produc- 
tion; nor can we, in juftice, difmifs it 
without prediéting much improvement 
and future excellence in the author. 
‘* Dear is my Little Native Vale; a Canzo- 
net, with an Accompaniment for the Piano- 
Forte; compofed, and dedicated to Mrs. Dixon, 
by G. F. Pinto. As fung by Mrs, Second at 
the Nobility’s Concerts. 1s. 6d, 
This ballad had been fo pleafingly fet 
to mufic by Mr. Hook, before Mr. Pinto 
undertook it, that .we rather wonder he 
fhould not prefer exercifing his fancy on 
other words. The prefent air is, how- 
ever, far from difcreditable to his talents, 
and will be found attraétive by thofe who 
do not look in ballad mufic for more than 
it promilfes, 
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