Musical Criticism and Biography. From the writings of Thomas D.
E tton. Selected and edited by his Son. (Longmans.)—Here we have a volume of papers, essays, reviews, itc., some of which have not before been published, forming altogether a graceful memorial of an able and cultivated musician. We come first on two -Colloquies of the Dead," in which such old English musical worthies as Arne, Jackson, Shield. and Beckwith take part. A very useful paper on Haydn's "Creation" fol- lows, intended to introduce to a more intelligent enjoyment of the oratorio hearers who have not studied the rules of musical composition. In another essay, the same is done for Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Among the biographical essays, the most interesting is the life of Pro- fessor Tayler, in his early days a vehement Norwich politician, who appeared in middle life as a public singer and performer.
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