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 18  RBW 1521

Sonate per Gravicembalo | Nuovamente Composte | e in segno d'ossequiosa Gratitudine | dedicate | all Illustrissima Signora | Grazia Boyle | Degnissima ed unica Figlia | Dell'Eccellentissimo Lord Vice conte Shanon | dal suo | Umilissimo et obligatissimo Servo | Giovambattista Pescetti
[1739]    Londra MDCCXXXIX

obl. fol.  pp.1-52,53-59  

pp.53-9 (at end of Sonata 10): Ariette nell' Opera del Sigr. Pescetti - 'Nor brilla, si lieta' in E Major; 'Vado, ma il Core amante' in full score (?strings?) in E flat; 'La Nube del timor' in E Major with three sharps in signature; 'Goda pur contenta' in B flat – ending with Coro tutti

Short Title  > Sonate per gravicembalo
Cmp/Arr  > Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704-1766)
Dedicatee  > Sigra Grazia Boyle