Introduction and Rondo Vivace for the Pianoforte, composed and dedicatedio
C. Potter, Esq., by his Pupil, C. J. Toms, King's Scholar of the Ilogal Academy of Music.
The faults of youthful attempts at composition in general are ex- aggerated difficulty and affectation of the grandiose ; from which this piece is signalized by a total exemption. A short introduction in C minor leads to a rondo in the same key, in which there are many ele- gant passages, good harmonies, well-selected phrases of accompaniment, and a sustained natural vein, as if the love of music were more at heart than the distinction of the composer. The clearness of the thought in- the leading accompaniments of the orchestra, and the unpretending facile nature of the composition, interest us in Mr. TOMS, in whom we perceive much of the genuine hopeful musician.
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