NEW MUSIC.
1. The Musical Bijou ; an Album of Music, Poetry, and Prose, for 1829. 2. Toccata for the Pianoforte, composed by Pin CIANCHETTINI. 3. My Aunt's Favourite 11 tilt,, composed by F. KALKBRENNER. 4. The National Anthem, midy arranged and harmonized far the Pianoforte, by J. C. CLIFTON.
1. The Musical Bijou is a book of drawing-room pretension ; for it looks too perfect an exquisite to find place in a soberly-dressed musical library. Sir WALTER SCOTT has contributed to it a pretty little poem called " the Maid of Neidpath," which is the most interesting of the literary specimens. The lithography is some of the best that we have seen in musical works ; • and the songs, rondos, waltzes, &c. have pretensions to 6-a very level flow of melody. A waltz by WEBER, said to be his last composition, is extremely pretty, and alone deserves to insure the volume a good sale. 2. The Toccata by CI ANCHETTINI, is an extremely difficult com- position to play, and not very melodious. It is rather a study for an author in writing, than attractive as a performance. Those who have courage to attempt it will, however, strengthen their fingers and thumbs in its practice.
3. Mr. KALEBRENNER should not have proclaimed the limited taste or - knowledge of his aunt in announcing this waltz as her
favourite. Relations are certainly partial, but it is downright in- justice to prefer this specimen to the many pretty waltzes extant.
4. All had been done that could be done with " God save the King," except the arranging of it for voices. This desideratum has been well supplied by Mr. CLIFTON in his present useful pub- lication. The harmonies are good, and the basses various; the melody appears in the form of solo, duet, and trio.
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