The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-08 00:00:00

THE MUSICAL MAGAZINES.

lIANovER SQUARE.—The contents of th.,, current
number of this veryexcellent magazine are as varied
as usual. The first pianoforte piece, " A Lullaby"
by Charles Solaman, is a melodious composition,
but it will neither add to nor diminish the fame of

its author ; he has given us far better things, and
when next we meet with his name in Hanover Square
we shall expect something more pretentious from
him. Arthur Sullivan has set Miss Ingelow's words
"() fair dove" very prettily. Clara Gottschalk has
done as much for the words of Mr. Harrison, " Sun-
shine after Cloud," but it would be a decided im-
provement if one at least of the songs in the maga-
zine was of a little more cheerful description. it is
not at all pleasant to be continually singing about
dead friends and lovers, the prevailing theme now
with nearly all our ballad composers. The marche
" La Vivandiere," by Edouard de Paris,
is a good composition, and one that will secure a
great many admirers. The magazine, on the whole,
well maintains its claims to the support of all musi-
cians of taste and refinement.

BOND-SMEET.—The June number of this lively
magazine is one that will enhance its reputation
with the general musical public. Mr. Charles
Coote is a most prolific quadrille composer, and as
a rule his arrangement of the popular airs of the
day are as clever as they are effective. His " Qua-
drille comique" will prove as great a favourite at
fashionable parties as it certainly will become in
the private circle. Mr. Robert Coote contributes
a very spirited polka mazurka, " The Fairy," and
Mr. Taylor's ballad, "I was like a spirit's sigh,"
and Mr. Conway Brown's song, " Beautiful dreams,"
are two very graceful compositions that cannot fail
to please the taste of the subscribers to Bond-
street, which, as a manager of popular music,
stands without a rival, either for cheapness or ex-
cellence.

EXETER HALL.—This month contains a very
fine selection from Handel's " Israel in Egypt,"
arranged for the pianoforte by E. F. Rimbault, in
addition to which are two sacred songs and an
evening hymn, the words of the latter being the
composition of the Rev. Dr. Mousell. We have,
as usual, a piece for the harmonium, and an
extra attraction is given to the present num-
ber by the addition of a very clever illustration of
the Old Music Hall in Fishamble-street, Dublin,
where " The Messiah" was first performed.

Boosey's Household Music will certainly meet
with great success, not only from the wonderfully
cheap price at which it is published, but also from
its extreme goodness. We thought music had already
reached the height of cheapness, but the latest issue
from Holies street surpasses everything that I as
yet been offered to the public. The quality an
quantity of " Household Music " may be judge I
of when we say that ten of the gems of the most cele-
brated composers for the pianoforte, or 30 songs with
accompaniments, can be had for sixpence. Messrs.
Boosey have also just published a number of very
beautiful ballads ; one by Claribel, " Roses and
Daisies," will *doubtless become a universal
favourite. The same good fortune will attend
Virginia Gabriel's song, "_I will not ask to
press that cheek," and Mr. J. L. Hatton's
ballad, " The beacon that lights me home." " The
St. Patrick's Quadrille," and " The Hit and Miss
Galop and Quadrille," are the latest novelties in
dance music.

Messrs. Metzler have just published three very
striking pianoforte pieces " The Evening Star
Reverie," by Reyloff ; " Primavera," by Emile
Waldtenfel ; and " Les Oiseaux," by Edouard de
Paris, which will be readily welcomed, as they are
of more than ordinary goodness.

((MittlCM D. I.
Yin Tar I

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, June 5.

The Queen went out in the morning, accom-
panied by Princess Louise; and in the afternoon
her Majesty drove out, with the Duchess of Athole
in attendance.

The Prince and Princess of Wales drove out on
Saturday.

PIGEON SHOOTING.