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 52/6  RBW 1745

The Heaving of the Lead | A Favorite Song, Sung by Mr. Incledon in | Hartford Bridge | Composed by | W. Shield
[c1795]    Longman and Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Price 1s

fol.  pp.2-4 (incl. flute part)  

Final page for German flute transposed up one tone to G

From the libretto by William Pearce

Short Title  > The heaving of the lead: song {from Hartford Bridge}
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Auth/Ed  > Pearce, William (18th-19th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer  > Mr Incledon