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 09
[BRODIE HOUSE]
CHOICE OF HERCULES | ODE FOR Q. ANN | ALCIDES

'ALCIDES' added in ink
'3/109' 'Brodie House' inked inside front cover. 34.8 x 25 cm.
Bro Br 09/1  RBW 94

The | Choice | of | Hercules, | In Score; | Composed in the Year, 1745. | By | G.F. Handel
   [London, Printed for the Editor and sold by Longman and Co.]

pp.3-48; 49-79 + Contents p.80  

Issued as nos. 55-56 of Arnold's collected edition, 1787-1797   Partial libretto by Thomas Morell

Short Title  > The choice of Hercules
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Arnold, Samuel James (1774-1852) (ed.)   |   Morell, Thomas (1703-1784)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Samuel Arnold   |   Longman & Co.

Bro Br 09/2  RBW 95

Alcides, | An English Opera | In Score, | Composed by | G.F. Handel
   [London, Printed for the Editor and sold by Longman and Co.]  ::  'Skarratt Sculp.' (foot of p.3)  

pp.3-44; 45-79 + Contents p.80  

Issued as nos. 84-85 of Arnold's collected edition, 1787-1797 (see Note Br 09/2).   Partial libretto by Thomas Morell

Short Title  > Alcides : an English opera in score
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Arnold, Samuel James (1774-1852) (ed.)   |   Morell, Thomas (1703-1784)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Samuel Arnold   |   Longman & Co.

Bro Br 09/3  RBW 96

An Ode | Or | Serenata | For the Birth Day of | Queen Ann | Composed in the Year 1713 | By | G.F. Handel
   [London, Printed for the Editor and sold by Longman and Co.]

pp.3-43 + Contents p.44  

Issued as no. 54 of Arnold's collected edition, 1787-1797.   Libretto by Ambrose Philips

Short Title  > An ode or serenata for the birthday of Queen Anne
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Arnold, Samuel James (1774-1852) (ed.)   |   Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Samuel Arnold   |   Longman & Co.