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mandoline, and a violin; I sent for the
whole band up stairs, but, like other
street music, it was best at a distance; in
the room it was coarse, out of tune, and
out of harmony; whereas, in the street,
it seemed the contrary of all this: how-
ever, let it be heard where it will, the
modulation and accompaniment are very
extraordinary.
In the canzone of to-night they began
in A natural, and, without well knowing
how, they got into the most extraneous
keys it is possible to imagine, yet with-
out offending the ear. After the instru-
ments have played a long symphony in
A, the singer begins in F, and stops in
C, which is not uncommon or difficult;
but, after another ritornel, from F, he
gets into E flat, then closes in A natural;
after this there were transitions even into
B flat, and D flat, without giving offence,
returning, or rather sliding always into
the original key of A natural, the instru-
ments moving the whole time in quick
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