28 JULY 1838, Page 20

Mr. BALFE'S work is chiefly adapted, as its title imports,

for those who wish to devote themselves exclusively to the Italian school,—mean- ing thereby, the Italian school of the present day. It aims only at training the voice to execution ; and the solfeggj, after a few preliminary exercises, are solely gleaned front the vocal compositions of ROSSINI and BORDOGNI. Some introductory observations are prefixed; and if space admitted, we should willingly have transferred a portion of them to our pages, for they are generally distinguished by sound sense and good taste.