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 77/89  RBW 2198

I'm afraid to Come home | in the | dark | written by | Harry Williams | Composed by | Egbert | Van Alstyne
[1907]    London, Francis, Day & Hunter, 142 Charing Cross Road, Oxford Street End  ::  Sold by S. Moutrie & Co Ltd Hong Kong

fol.  (Two pencil crosses twice on p.3 and also on p.4)  

Vocal score (low voice)

Different edition? Differences on the back page of the 'Six Penny Popular Editions'

Short Title  > I'm afraid to come home in the dark: song
Cmp/Arr  > Egbert Van Alstyne (1878-1951)
Auth/Ed  > Williams, Henry James ('Harry') (1873-1924)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Francis, Day & Hunter   |   S. Moutrie & Co.