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 – Volume Selection

BUC : The British Union-Catalogue of Early Music
CPM : Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Library to 1980

Monday 6th October 2025

Links are provided to the relevant      > Composer    > Shelf List     > Song Writer/Librettist     > Printer/Publisher   .. &c ..    in all collections

Text that may appear erroneous is highlighted to show that it is either confirmed or under review

Brodie  Br 05
[BRODIE HOUSE]
THE PADLOCK | THE DESERTER | THE SYLPHS | THE GOLDEN PIPPIN | THE INSTITUTION OF THE GARTER | FOR THE GUITAR
Oblong vol. 24 x 16.3 cm. 'Brodie House' inked inside front cover. The volume has been close cropped at the top deleting some of the titles [Music arranged for guitar]
Bro Br 05/1  RBW 85

The | Songs | in the Comic Opera of the | Padlock | adapted for the | Guittar
[c1768]    Printed for and Sold by John Johnston at No. 11 York Street Covent Garden

pp.1-[20] - Vocal score  

A two-act 'afterpiece' opera by Charles Dibdin to a libretto by Isaac Bickerstaffe, first performed in 1768

Short Title  > The songs in the comic opera of The Padlock:: for guitar
Cmp/Arr  > Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)
Auth/Ed  > Dibdin, Charles Sr (1745-1814)   |   Bickerstaffe, Isaac (1733-1812?)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > John Johnston

Bro Br 05/2  RBW 86

The Overture Songs &c | in the | Deserter | A Musical Drama as Perform'd with universal applause | at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane | Composed By | Monsigny, Philidor & Dibdin | adapted with the Words for the | Guitar
[1773]    Printed for John Johnston near Exeter Change Strand & Longman Lukey and Co. No. 26 Cheapside

pp.2-43 - Vocal score  

For authorship etc. see Brodie 03/2

Short Title  > The overture, songs &c in The Deserter: for voice & guitar
Cmp/Arr  > Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729-1817)   |   François-André Danican Philidor (1726-1795)   |   Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)
Auth/Ed  > Dibdin, Charles Sr (1745-1814)   |   Sedaine, Michel-Jean (1719-1797)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > John Johnston

Bro Br 05/3  RBW 87

The Sylphs or | Harlequin's Gambols, | as it is perform'd at the | Theatre Royal Covent Garden: | with the Words adapted for | 1 and 2 Guitars | Composed by A. Fisher
[1774]    Printed for Longman Lukey & Co. No. 26 Cheapside

pp.2-26 - Vocal score  

By J.A. Fisher to his own libretto?

Short Title  > The Sylphs or Harlequin's Gambols: for voice & guitar (1/2)
Cmp/Arr  > John Abraham Fisher (1744-1806)
Auth/Ed  > Fisher, John Abraham (1744-1806)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman, Lukey & Co.

Bro Br 05/4  RBW 88

The | Golden Pippin | an | English Burletta, | as perform'd at | Covent Garden Theatre; | Adapted with the Words for the | Guitar
[1773-75]    Printed for Longman, Lukey, and Co. No. 26 Cheapside & John Johnston near Exeter Change Strand

pp.i-viii,1-27 - Vocal score  

N.B. The Overture (pp. i-viii) is arranged for two performers marked Primo and Secondo - ie two flutes, or flute and guitar?

By Kane O'Hara with an overture by J. A. Fisher 1773

Short Title  > The Golden Pippin (English burletta): for voice & guitar
Cmp/Arr  > Kane O'Hara (1711/12-1782)   |   John Abraham Fisher (1744-1806)
Auth/Ed  > O'Hara, Kane (1711/12-1782)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman, Lukey & Co.   |   John Johnston

Bro Br 05/5  RBW 89

The | Institution of the Garter, | or | Arthurs Round Table Restored, | Complete Overture, Songs, Duets, Trios, Chorusses, Marches, &c. | as performed at the | Theatre Royal in Drury Lane | adapted with the Words for the | German Flute, Violin, or Hautboy. | Composed by | C. Dibdin
[c1771]    Printed for Longman Lukey and Co. No. 26 Cheapside  ::  Pr. 1/6

pp.2-23 - Vocal score  

Short Title  > The Institution of the Garter, or Arthur's Round Table Restored (overture, songs, duets etc.): for flute, violin or oboe
Cmp/Arr  > Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)
Auth/Ed  > Dibdin, Charles Sr (1745-1814)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman, Lukey & Co.