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Eeviews Of Hew Books.
" Theory oyrid Practice Students " hy Wm . Hunter , LL . D ., Rector of Ayr Academy . London : Sangster aiii Go . Edinburgh : J . Menzies . —This is a very neat and useful essay , worthy of the perusal of all , as probably nothing is more difficult to the majority of mankind than to express their thoughts upon paper in a proper form . The art of composition is one not difficult to attain when
the theory is understood ; and certainly no person ever laid down or explained a theory more simply and with greater perspicuity than Dr . Hunter . iC Xerxesian Historical Tragedy" by L , M . S ., author of " Ring Richard the First , " & c . J . Diprose , Wine Office Court . —This is one of those unacted tragedies , which though containing some good situations , but scarcely an average of poetic writing , is not destined to take the world by storm , and willhe better appreciated in the library than it is ever likely to be upon the stage , where we fear the passion might , from the language , be overdone , and ' 'i ^( l-- viG \ laidgbt ^ i ! :- -iii" -the wfbisg ;
Music.
MUSIC .
Grateful to the Masonic ear are the melodious tones of mind-solacing music . The memory of that mighty minstrel-monarch who founded our sacred institution , teaches us to regard the inspirations of the soul sedulous of sweet sounds with a sensation approximating to reverential awe ; and whether the pealing organ emits its mind-embracing concord of heaven-breathing harmony , blending with the votive vocalization of t \ w
hymn-chanting melodist , or the joyous emanations of dance-suggesting instruments strike upon the ear , we are bound to acknowledge with gratitude the high gift derived from nature ' s self , who , whether in the clear thrilling alto of the matin bird , or the deep diapason of the rolling thunder , proclaims that music commenced with her beginning , and will continue its wondrous influence even until her close . Fraught with
this feeling we betake ourselves with pleasure to the grateful task of perusing a mass of published music that has unavoidably accumulated upon our hands ; and of giving our critical review , to the extent of our Cecilian gifts , upon the merits and demerits thereof : in which review we shall judge impartially , but with a tendency towards kindness ; eschewing the severe as far as the propriety of honest criticism will permit ; and leaning to leniency when we can fairly do so without violation of
judgment . Thus far our exordium , now to our duty . IS Impression Waltzes , for the Pianoforte , hy Hrkmann Kiraa . London : Robert W . Ollivier , 19 , Old Bond-street , Piccadilly . — " L ' Impression " is a most appropriate title to a very beautiful set of waltzes , which has impressed us with a very high appreciation of the author ' s talents , both for melody and harmonization . The introduction is a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Eeviews Of Hew Books.
" Theory oyrid Practice Students " hy Wm . Hunter , LL . D ., Rector of Ayr Academy . London : Sangster aiii Go . Edinburgh : J . Menzies . —This is a very neat and useful essay , worthy of the perusal of all , as probably nothing is more difficult to the majority of mankind than to express their thoughts upon paper in a proper form . The art of composition is one not difficult to attain when
the theory is understood ; and certainly no person ever laid down or explained a theory more simply and with greater perspicuity than Dr . Hunter . iC Xerxesian Historical Tragedy" by L , M . S ., author of " Ring Richard the First , " & c . J . Diprose , Wine Office Court . —This is one of those unacted tragedies , which though containing some good situations , but scarcely an average of poetic writing , is not destined to take the world by storm , and willhe better appreciated in the library than it is ever likely to be upon the stage , where we fear the passion might , from the language , be overdone , and ' 'i ^( l-- viG \ laidgbt ^ i ! :- -iii" -the wfbisg ;
Music.
MUSIC .
Grateful to the Masonic ear are the melodious tones of mind-solacing music . The memory of that mighty minstrel-monarch who founded our sacred institution , teaches us to regard the inspirations of the soul sedulous of sweet sounds with a sensation approximating to reverential awe ; and whether the pealing organ emits its mind-embracing concord of heaven-breathing harmony , blending with the votive vocalization of t \ w
hymn-chanting melodist , or the joyous emanations of dance-suggesting instruments strike upon the ear , we are bound to acknowledge with gratitude the high gift derived from nature ' s self , who , whether in the clear thrilling alto of the matin bird , or the deep diapason of the rolling thunder , proclaims that music commenced with her beginning , and will continue its wondrous influence even until her close . Fraught with
this feeling we betake ourselves with pleasure to the grateful task of perusing a mass of published music that has unavoidably accumulated upon our hands ; and of giving our critical review , to the extent of our Cecilian gifts , upon the merits and demerits thereof : in which review we shall judge impartially , but with a tendency towards kindness ; eschewing the severe as far as the propriety of honest criticism will permit ; and leaning to leniency when we can fairly do so without violation of
judgment . Thus far our exordium , now to our duty . IS Impression Waltzes , for the Pianoforte , hy Hrkmann Kiraa . London : Robert W . Ollivier , 19 , Old Bond-street , Piccadilly . — " L ' Impression " is a most appropriate title to a very beautiful set of waltzes , which has impressed us with a very high appreciation of the author ' s talents , both for melody and harmonization . The introduction is a