19 MARCH 1836, Page 19

"Fairest maiden." Duet from Jessonda ; translated by EDWARD TAYLOR.

It is unnecessary to say more of this Duet, than that it is one of Smuts's most successful compositions ; and that it has been repeatedly sung at the Philharmonic and the Vocal Concerts, with increased ad- miration. Time was when the Italian Opera used to furnish us with a rich abundance of concerted pieces, as well as airs, which were avail- able for concert use; that time is past ; and if we desire such as it is worth while to sing or to hear, we must look to another country for them.. The present translation is made not only with a scrupulous attention to the meaning, but the metre of the original : the author's passages are uniformly preserved, and the accentuation correctly placed throughout.