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

Links are provided to the relevant      > Composer    > Shelf List     > Song Writer/Librettist     > Printer/Publisher   .. &c ..    in all collections

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Newhailes NH 35/1  RBW 1557

A Selection of Scots Songs. Harmonized Improved | with Simple, and | Adapted Graces. | Most Respectfully Dedicated | to the | Right Honourable | The | Countess of Balcarres. | by | Peter Urbani | Professor of Music. Book 1st
[1794]    Edinburgh: Printed for the Author and Sold at his house foot of Carrubbers Close and at all the Music Shops Edinburgh. McGouan, Glasgow, Longman & Broderip London Mrs Rhimes [sic] & Mr Lee. Dublin  ::  J. Johnson sculpt. Edinr.    ::  Price 12/

fol.  pp.[4],1-51  (Bound with Bk 2)  Sig. Jean Dalrymple on t.p.

Accompaniments for Violini, Viola and Basso as well as Harpsichord

For a list of contents see Note Fraser B03/5
Also: List of Subscribers includes Lady Hailes but nobody else from Newhailes unless Miss Dalrymple of Fordel is such

Subscription edition. Note dedicatee (see Bk 2)

Short Title  > A selection of Scots songs harmonized [and] improved, Bk 1
Cmp/Arr  > Pietro Urbani (1749-1816) (arr.)   |   Various Composers
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Peter Urbani   |   (A.) McGouan   |   Longman & Broderip   |   Mrs Rhames   |   Mr Lee   |   J. Johnson
Dedicatee  > Countess of Balcarres
Former Owner  > Jean Dalrymple