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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Brodie Br 17/21  RBW 165

The | Celebrated Air & Chorus of Nuns | Composed by Geminiani, | Introduced & Sung by Miss Romanzini, & others | in | The Island of St. Marguerite [Welcome all who sigh with Truth]
[1789]    Printed & Sold by Preston & Son at their Warehouses 97 Strand & Exeter Change  ::  Price 6d.

2 pp.  Sig. Cath. Brodie in pencil at top of page

Affettuoso, a minor, 3/8 [2 staves first p., 3 second]

A pasticcio, with music adapted by Thomas Shaw to a libretto by John St John

Short Title  > Welcome all who sigh with truth: air & chor. {from The Island of St Marguerite}
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Shaw (c1752-c1830) (arr.)   |   Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
Auth/Ed  > St John, John (c1746-1793)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Preston & Son
Performer  > Miss Romanzini
Former Owner  > Catharina Brodie