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 L39/26  RBW 3116

Dedicated to Mrs. Alfred Mellon & Mr Paul Bedford | J. L. Toole's Original Song | A Norrible Tale | of the | Suicidial Family, | Written by | E. L. Blanchard Esq. | sung by Mr. Toole | at The Theatre Royal Adelphi, in the Farce of | The "Area Belle" | & in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool &c. | with the greatest success
[1865]    London | Hopwood & Crew 42 New Bond Street W.  ::  [Stamp:] From John Broadwood & Sons London | Logan & Compy | Pianoforte | makers | Aberdeen.

pp.1-5  Plate no. H&C 564  

Also: [On back, ink stamp:] Hopwood and Crew 42 New Bond Street | 21 (?) 4.11.[18]65

Original by William Brough (1826-1870) and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)

Short Title  > A norrible tale of the suicidial family: song {from The Area Belle}
Cmp/Arr  > Unidentified Composers
Auth/Ed  > Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman (1820-1889)   |   Brough, William (1826-1870)   |   Halliday, Andrew (1830-1877)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Hopwood & Crew   |   John Broadwood & Sons   |   Logan & Compy
Performer  > Mr Toole
Dedicatee  > Mr Paul Bedford   |   Mrs Alfred Mellon