Souvenir De Ryde. By John Harrison. (j. Williams.)--this...
collection of common-place ideas badly put together. They are totally devoid of anything instructive to the pianist. We regard the treble clef on' page 3, fourth line, as a......
The North Wind: Song. By A. Scott Getty. (c. Boosey.)—we
can say without hesitation that in this piece Mr. Getty displays an amount of talent far beyond that of some of his other songs. The voice part is full of melody, and the......
Silver Threads. By A. Grenville. (j. Williatus.)—a Very...
to give a worn-out melody new features and new interest. The author's method of fingering in many cases is anything but to be ad- mired, and it will not give any help to the......
The Lion Flag Of England. By Harry Mackenzie. (c. Boosey.)—
This is a very . fair specimen of a patriotic song, spirited in style, and creditably composed in accordance with the words. A more careful revision would have been......
L'heure D'amour : Trio. By E. Nollet. (j. Williams.)—we Can
speak well of this piece, as it is pleasing, and carries us on with a certain amount of interest through the whole of its pages. One serious fault only occurs, and that is, that......
March Of The Slays. By Walter Austin. (c. Boosey.)—before...
Austin becomes more ambitions as a composer, we would advise him to study, and study well, the resolution of discords. There is a want of judicious treatment of extraneous......
New Music.
The Creation and Stabat Mater. Transcriptions for the Piano. By E. Renville. (0. Boosey.)—The most we can say for these transcriptions Is, that they convey a more correct and......
Le Feu Follet. By J. Winkelhaus. (j. Williams.)—if We...
not, this piece reminds us of a pianoforte solo by Sydney Smith. We do not say that it is an exact transcription, for it may be possible that the authormight conceive and......
Un Souffle The Cid. By Florian Pascal. (j. Williams.)—why...
Andante in B should be so repeatedly arranged in different forms-we are at a loss to know. We have surely had enough piano- forte and organ productions based upon his pleasing......