Which We Should Do Well To Heed. We Are All
too busy, and try too much. Unhappily, there is but little choice in the matter, and while the disease is patent, there is little hope of discovering the remedy. This Dr. Smith......
Autrefois. By Flavius Pascal. (j. Williams.)—there Is...
in this, but it is above the average in construction and treatment.......
Sweet Summer-time : Song. By Horace Hill. (j....
advise Mr. Hill during the winter-time to study the laws of song-writing, and especially to bear in mind that rhythm must not be ignored. "Sweet Summer-time," from beginning to......
To The Desert And Back. By Zouch E. Turton. (samuel
Tinsley.) —If we were to go to the Desert with the author of this volume, it would have been well to have gone more quickly. The Desert is fresh ground. Spain and Barbary, or......
Chant Rouman. By Harold Harrison. (j. Williams.)—the...
in this piece is the simple and pleasing melody on which it is founded. The usual style of variations follow the theme, and the finale consists of an effective allegro con brio.......
The Messiah. Transcription For Piano. By E. Renville. (c....
—Had Mr. Renville been asked to mutilate the score of the great Handel, we think that be could scarcely have completed his task more effectively than in his "Transcription of......
Thinking And Dreaming : Song. By B. Lewis. (cramer, Wood,
and Co.)—When we see Mr. Lewis's name as that of the composer of the song before us, we are assured that something elegant in style will be found. "Thinking and Dreaming,"......
New Music.
An Englishman's Song. With Chorus. By F. Marshall Ward. (J. Williams.)—This little song is full of spirit, and the vocal part is written in the compass of an octave, the highest......
Memories: Song. By W. H. Holmes. (duncan Davison.)—an...
requiring good singing and an able accompanyist, with- out which this song could not be much appreciated.......
Organ Library. Edited By Walter Spinney. Book I....
Pieces, two Introductory Voluntaries, and two Concluding Volun- taries. (Wood and Co.)—These voluntaries are well written, and specially adapted for the organist.......
The Constitutional History Of England. Vol. Il By William...
M.A. (Clarendon Press.)--This second instalment of the Oxford Pro- fessor's work covers the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and in- cludes the kings from Henry III. to......
We Are Very Glad To See Republished In An Enlarged
and improved form one of the most useful volumes which a teacher can possess, the Classi- fied Catalogue of School, College, Classical, Technical, and General Educa- tional......
The Cupel Girls By Edward Garrett. 2 Vols. (tinsley...
—Mr. Garrett has an unquestionable power of describing life, and he never describes it without having some high purpose in view. In the Capel Girls, he seeks to show how......
The Universal Music Library. Vol. L Songs By A. S.
Gatty. (C. Boosey.)—If we aro to judge by the style of Mr. Gatty'a songs con- tained in this number of "The Universal Music Library," we predict but limited popularity for the......
Elaine. By W. Smallwood. (j. Williams.)—this Is A Pretty...
in the mazurka style, presenting no difficulties of any kind. We do not recommend this style of composition to young pupils, in preference to Kuhlan's and Clementi's sonatinas,......
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