Music in Scottish Castles and Country Houses

Music in Scottish Castles and Country Houses
Catalogued and surveyed by Dr Roger B. Williams MBE
Hon. Music Advisor to NTS


Master Index – Single Item Selection

BUC : The British Union-Catalogue of Early Music
CPM : Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Library to 1980

Monday 6th October 2025

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Drum Dr 34/30  RBW 1000

Second Edition | The Messenger Bird, | A Duet, | Sung by | Miss Stephens, & Miss Johnstone, | The Words by | Mrs. Hemans, | The Music by | Her Sister
[1829]    Willis & Co. Royal Musical Library .. 75 Lower Grosvenor Street And 7, Westmorland St. Dublin  ::  Sold by Wood & Co. 12 Waterloo Pl. Edinr.

pp.2-7  Plate no. 1036  

Vocal duet with piano

'Thou art come from the Spirits' land, thou Bird!'

Short Title  > The messenger bird: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Harriet Browne (1798-1858)
Auth/Ed  > Hemans, Mrs Felicia Dorothea (1793-1835)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Willis & Co.   |   Wood & Co.
Performer  > Miss Stephens   |   Miss Johnstone