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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Newhailes NH 05/3  RBW 1490

A Fourth Set of twelve | Love Canzonets, | peculiarly Adapted for Ladies, With a Harp or Piano Forte Accompaniment, | Composed by | Thomas Billington, | Harpsichord and Singing Master, and Author of Grays Elegy, | To which is added a Sonata & a few hints to Young Vocal Performers, | Opera X
[1784]    Printed for the Author & to be had at his house, No. 24 Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, & at all the Music Shops  ::  Price 5s.

obl. 8vo  pp.[1]-28  (Added ornaments and octave doublings in Rondo of Sonata pp.6/7. Added ornaments in Canz. I p.9; III p.13; IV pp.14/15. Added ornaments and trills Canz. V pp.16/17)  

NB On 3 staves except Canz. IX; and Canz. VII is for 2 Voices

pp.[1]-8 Observations on Singing, and A Few Hints to young Vocal Performers (dated June 20th.1784)
pp.9-28 Canzonets I-XI [lacks Canz. XII]

Short Title  > Twelve love canzonets, Set 4 Op. 10: for ladies' voices with harp or piano accomp.
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Billington (1754-1832)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Thomas Billington