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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Fraser B29 A-D/1  RBW 2297

Six | Quatuor | A | deux Violons, Taille | et Basse Obligés | Composés par | Giuseppe Haydn | à Vienne | Opera I
[c1795? or 1806?]    Printed & sold by Preston & Son .. 97 Strand & Exeter Change  ::  Sculp. Ashby  

4 vols. (A-D), each with 6 quartets: pp.2-14 (each vol.)  (Added fingering in Basso part of Nos. 1 & 6)  

(A) Violino Primo, (B) Violino Secondo, (C) Viola, (D) Basso

No. 1 in E flat. Presto; Menuetto; Adagio; Menuetto; Finale Presto
No. 2 in C. Presto assai; Menuetto; Adagio; Menuetto; Finale Presto
No. 3 in B flat. Presto; Menuetto; Adagio; Menuetto; Presto
No. 4 in E flat. Allegro molto; Menuetto; Adagio; Menuetto; Presto
No. 5 in D. Adagio Poco And[an]te; Menuetto; Presto; Menuetto; Presto
No. 6 in G. Presto; Menuetto; Adagio; Menuetto; Finale Presto

Short Title  > Six quatuor à deux violons, taille et basse obligés Op. 1
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Preston & Son   |   Ashby