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 77/56  RBW 2164

Spirto gentil, | The favorite Romanza, | Sung by Signor Mario, | In the Opera of | La Favorita, | Composed by Donizetti
[1846]    Cramer, Beale & Co. 201 Regent Street, & 67 Conduit Street  ::  Sold by Wood & Co.12 Waterloo Place, Edinr.  ::  Price 1s/6

fol.  pp.1-4  Plate no. 4050  (Many added pencil marks, including speed modifications, dynamics and ornaments - including an extended one at the end)  

Vocal score (tenor or baritone)

Words translated from the original French libretto

Short Title  > Spirto gentil: romanza {from La Favorita}
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Cramer, Beale & Co.   |   Wood & Co.
Performer  > Sigr Mario