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his way through the whole band, in the
loudest and most tumultuous parts of the
chorusses. When he had an air to sing
alone, his shake was good, and his stile
plain, but his portamento was a little de-
ficient, and rather favoured of what we
call in England the cathedral manner of
singing, through the throat. The air
which was given to the base was as inge-
niously written as any I ever heard; the
accompaniments were full, without de-
stroying the melody of the voice parts:
instead of shortening or mutilating its
passages, the instruments seemed to con-
tinue and finish them, giving the singer
time for respiration. In a duet between
two sopranos, the accompaniments were
likewise admirable; as they were in a
chorus which had many solo parts in it.
After this the author did not seem to
be so happy. There were some trifling,
and some heavy movements; in the
former of which there was no other no-
velty than that of throwing the ac-
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