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MUSICAL AND LITERARY MISCELLANY.
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As struggling he sunk in a bill»w.
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MUSIC OF ITALY.
The liking for this art, and fine musical organiza-
tion, are indeed general ; but the result is not at all
what those who have not seen Italy are accustomed
to believe. The luusic of the lower classes is of two
kinds. That which can alone be considered as their
own property has its seat among the peasantry, and
scarcely approaches the towns, except in the airs
which are played to some of the popular dances,
like the tarantella of Naples and the Roman salta-
rello. Tliis national music may have interest for
the antiquaries of the science, who try to recognize
in it the ancient scales; or it may have charms
for those connoisseurs whose taste is peculiarly edu-
No. 62.
cated; but for the common ear it is as unattractive
as it is unvaried. A fesv airs have indeed been col-
lected, particularly about Venice and Naples, which
possess a wild originality ; stilJ the general character
is very little superior to tlie nasal chant with which
the shepherds in tlie Campagna of Rome imitate
successfully the harshest sounds emitted by their
favourite instrument the Calabrian bagpipe. The
second kind of popular music is found in the towns,
where we often hear excellent singing in parts, still
oftener vocal solos skilfully performed, and occasion-
ally serenades with the guitar, whi'4) acquire an
additional interest from their romantic associations.
Bnt every thing in these performance* is borrowed.