The Musical Library, Part XX.
A very good number of this excellent work, though not one of the best. The name of BELLINI occurs twice in the list of contents—that is, twice too often. There is no need to put a flower that has neither beauty nor fragrance into the garland. Among the Vocal music, is PuRCELL'S charming Cantata, " From rosy bowers ; " which, " to execute well," the editor justly remarks, " requires every variety of vocal talent, and a power of expressing the strongest feeling." We believe he is mistaken in connecting this song with the third part of Don Quixote,—since it does not appear in the original edition of that opera, nor is the circumstance mentioned in the copy contained in the Orpheus Britannicus. A portion of the words will be found in an earlier play, of which PURCELL wrote the music; although, for some reason, he then left them onset.
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