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 75/8  RBW 2092

Senza di Te Maria fair | a Favorite Song | Sung by Mr. Incledon | with the utmost applause at the | Bath and Bristol Concerts | Composed by | Joseph Corfe. | The Words by the Revd. Mr. Cole
[c1790]    Preston .. 97, Strand, & Exeter Exchange  ::  Pr.1s-

fol.  pp.1-4  (Printed ornament inked out at foot of p.3 in Voice)  

Scored for 2 Horns in D, 2 Flutes, Violins 1 and 2, 2 Fagotti, Viola, Cembalo – Upper part carries the Voice line

2nd stanza begins 'Why did that Rose which Flora gave?'

Short Title  > Senza di te, Maria fair: song
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Corfe (1740-1820)
Auth/Ed  > Cole, (Revd Mr) (18th-19th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Preston
Performer  > Mr Incledon