370. 
for, the juvenile finger.. The digrefflive 
paflages added to the above pepular melo- 
dy areintroduced with much ingenuity; 
and ‘the general effect correfpends with that 
degree of tafte and judgment for which 
Mr. Reimbault has fo juftly obtained 
credit. Aah 
Sixteen Voluntaries for the Organ ; compofed and 
‘dedicated to bis Scholars and Friends, by 
‘George Guef?, Organift, Wifbeach, and late 
of bis Majejty’s Chapels Royal. 125. 
. Mr. Gueft has acquitted himéelf 
very refpectably in thefe voluniaries. 
Though,.~ generally f{peaking,..they. are 
written in a fiyle more loofe and eafy than 
feems to properly belong to church mufic; 
yet the paflages are, for the mof part, fo 
tafiefully conceived, and the effet-of the 
whole is fo weil judged, that we cannot 
but allow the compofer more than a mo- 
jerate fhare of- merit; and- we entirely 
coincide with the obfervation, in his title- 
page, that, the pieces, though defigned for 
<* the duty of a parifh church, are equally 
adapted for the piano-forte, or harpfi- 
chord.” This, we truft, as it extends the 
{phere of its ufe, will enlarge the fale of 
the work, arid induce the compofer to give 
farther exercife tohis talents in this {pecies 
of compofition. 
A Sonata for the Piano-forte, with an Accom- 
- paniment for a French Horn, a Tenor, or 
Violencelo; compofed and dedicated to Madame 
La Bayonne de- Braun, by Louis Beethoven 
4s. 
We find in this fonata the fpecimen of 
a ftyle pleafantly deviating from that gene- 
rally adopted by this ingenious compofer. 
‘The ideas flow with an eafe and freedom 
that cannot fail to attract even the com- 
mon ear, and the conftruction of the paf- 
fage:, both in the treble and bafs, is ver 
accommodating to the fioger. The fale 
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and character. We fhould, however, per- 
haps, think better of the prefent melody, 
if. we had never heard that fet to the fame 
words, by Mr. Ambrofe. There is no-, 
thing a young vocal conpofer fhould be 
more ftudious to avoid than the impolicy 
of going over the ground that has already 
been fuccefsfully trodden by another. — , 
6¢ Sweet warbling Bird with dulcet ‘Note “agit 
Duet, with an Accompaniment for the Piano- 
forte 5 compofed by W. M. Bennet. 1s. 6d. 
This duet is not without claims to our 
favourable report. Moft of the paffages 
are natural, eafy, and pleafing ; andif the 
general combination of the parts is not of 
a charaéter to befpeak any familiar ac- 
quaintance with the grand fecrets of 
good compofition, yet the effedt, taken in 
the aggregate, is at leaft fuch as to 
evince a, refpeétable portion of natural 
tafte. 
Saxoni’s favourite Dance, with Variations; to 
which ave added an Adagio and Prelude for 
the Grand Piano-forte; by William Howgill, | 
| Whitehaven. 1s. 64. 
This dance, which is well fuited to the — 
purpofe to which it is here converted, forms, — 
by Mr. Howgill’s ingenious variations, a 
defirable exercife for the piano-forte. The 
fubject is every where ferupuloufly adhered 
to, and the turns of thought aré of a de- 
{cription to throw onthe whele a confider- 
able novelty of effect. ‘The adagio and a 
prelude are fair {pecimens of real tafteand 
feience, and combine well with the melody 
to which they are made the vehicles, 
Lae 
‘€ Loch Leven,” a favourite Scotch Airy. ar- 
ranged as a Rondo, for the Piano-forte, and 
inferibed. to MAifs Lane, oy &. Saffery. 1s.6d. — 
This is a pleafant and improving little — 
exercife for the inftrument ter which it is 
agreeable to thofe whofe (tage of pra@tice 
defigned, and will be found as ufeful ag 
of this production will, we hope, be fuch 
2s to induce Mr. Beethoven to purfue this 
fiyle of compofition, which certainly fets 
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his talents in their moft engaging point of 
View. 
has not yet enabled them to undertake j 
more difficult pieces...) 7 Wye 
€¢ Merrily danced the Quakers Wife,” a new 
Rondo, for tke Piano-forte; compofed by T. 
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} ih ats ir Cees a fing ee Second 3 Mr. Latour has converted this well-— 
mi on duanraanan fr Bites own dance into a very pleating sone 
BA poise ‘ee See Vie Cite i ide eee" “Pheadventitious matter blends well with © 
PON the original ‘air, and the whole forms a — 
- This little fong poffefics fome pleafing fonatina that cannot, we think, fail to 
paflages, buf we are obliged to fay, is<ie- pleafe thofe who liften with pleafure to 
ficient in the great requilites of originality light, eafy, and natural compofition. © Wt 
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