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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Drum Dr 02-A/5  RBW 249

Six | Overtures | in Eight Parts | For | Two Violins, Two Hoboys, Two French Horns, one Tenor | with a Thorough Bass for the | Harpsicord or Violoncello | Dedicated to | His Royal Highness the Duke of York | Composed by | Charles Frederick Abel | Opera 4th
[c1785 ]    R. Bremner opposite Somerset House in the Strand

pp.2-13  Sig. Alexr. Irvine

Violino Primo only. See also
Dr 02-B/4  Violino Secondo
Dr 02-D/2  Basso

1. In D. Allegro; Andantino; Presto
2. In B flat. Allegro; Andantino; Minuet
3. In E flat. Allegro Maestoso; Andante; Allegro Assai
4. In C. Allegro; Andante piu tosto - un poco Vivace; Allegro assai
5. In G. Allegro; Andantino; Un poco Vivace
6. In D. Allegro; Andante; Presto

Short Title  > Six overtures in eight parts for two violins, &c Op. 4: [vn1]
Cmp/Arr  > Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Bremner
Dedicatee  > Duke of York
Former Owner  > Alexr. Irvine