_For ever with the Lord!_ Sacred song. By Gounod.—A new song by Gounod needs only to be mentioned to engage the attention of our readers. Gounod has been happier in his setting of other English hymns, such as the “Green hill far away” and the “King of Love my Shepherd is.” But there are some lovely points in this. It is published in keys suitable to all voices, both as a solo and a duet, and it also appears in anthem form for four voices and organ. J. AND J. HOPKINSON. _She Noddit to Me._ A song that bids fair to become most popular. The words by A. Dewar Willock.—Describe the delight of a Scotch body at receiving a “special bow” from the Queen as she passed her cottage on the Deeside. The music is by J. Hoffmann, and it is dedicated by special permission to Her Majesty. _The Crusader._ A stirring baritone song. By Theo. Bonheur. _The Goblin._ A cynical poem, set to music by Gustav Ernest, whose clever works we have before noticed. E. ASCHERBERG AND CO. _The Winged Chorister._ The music by Pinsuti.—The chorister in question (although there is a harmonium part) is not a dying choir boy, but a robin which has got into the church by some means, and whose “pure, clear notes,” it is suggested, “would harmonise our coarser tones, and bear them straight to Heaven.” Our recollection of the robin’s note, easily imitated by tapping two pennies together, hardly carries out this lofty idea! _Let us Wander by the Sea_, and _The Merry Summer Time_. Two duets for soprano and contralto. By our much lamented countryman, Henry Smart, whose delicate fancy has in so many ways enriched English music.—The edition before us is ruined, as far as outward appearance goes, by vulgar drawings on the covers. _Aubade Française._ A most elegant serenade in the purely French style. By M. de Nevers.—Very suitable for a light tenor voice. _Gavotte des Oiseaux._ A bright little dance for pianoforte. By G. Bachmann. F. PITMAN. _The Musical Monthly._—This last year’s number is as extraordinary a shillingsworth as ever, containing, in the midst of much that is unworthy, several good old English airs, some of Mendelssohn’s songs without words, five songs from the _Bohemian Girl_, of Balfe’s, some good Scotch songs, etc., etc. * * * * * We have also received an advance copy of No. 1 of the “Violin Soloist,” well got up, and containing ten or twelve good solos. It is to be brought out monthly at a penny per number. _Canadian March._ For Piano. Solo and duet, and for every other imaginable combination. Composed by Carl Litolff. NORTH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL FURNISHING COMPANY. _150 Exercises and Questions in the Elements of Music._ By I. L. Jopling, L.R.A.M.—Most thorough and searching test questions, systematically and exhaustively treated. This little book will prove of great help in preparing for the elementary examinations of the various colleges and academies. It is to be used after studying Mr. Davenport’s primer.