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 34/15  RBW 985

Second Edition | He never said he loved, | Ballad, | Sung with unbounded applause | by | Miss Bellchambers | also by | Mrs. H.R. Bishop | and | Miss Pearson | The Poetry by | F.W.N. Bayley Esq. | Composed & Dedicated | to | Mrs. Robert Arkwright, | By | G.A. Hodson
[1829]    S. Chappell .. 50 New Bond Street  ::  Sold by Wood & Co. 12 Waterloo Pl. Edinr.

pp.1-5  Plate no. 4371  Sig. Mrs Forbes Irvine

Voice and piano. Also includes an arrangement harmonised for Three Sopranos - or Tenor Voices

'He oft hath said that I was fair as lilly' - presumed Anon.
Also: Catalogue New English Songs, Duets, &c S. Chappell .. 50 New Bond Street.

Short Title  > He never said he loved: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > G A Hodson (c1790-1863)
Auth/Ed  > Bayley, Frederick William Naylor (1808-1853)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > S. Chappell   |   Wood & Co.
Performer  > Miss Bellchambers   |   Mrs H.R. Bishop   |   Miss Pearson
Former Owner  > A. M. Forbes Irvine