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

Drum  Dr 08  S.7.13 [1]
Sig. Alexr. Irvine inside front cover
Dru Dr 08/1  RBW 440

Overture | La Buona Figliuola | Sigr. Piccini
[1767?]    [Printed by R. Bremner?]

pp.2-5  

Violin part or score?

Spiritoso; Andante; Presto

Short Title  > (Overture to) La Buona Figliuola: [violin part?]
Cmp/Arr  > Niccolò Piccinni (1728-1800)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Bremner

Dru Dr 08/2  RBW 441

Overture in Thomas and Sally [by Thomas Arne]
[1765?]    T. Skillern No. 17 St. Martins Lane

pp.1-3  Plate no. S1(?)  

Part for the Ger[man] Flute and Guittar (transposed into G from D)

Allegro; Ad[agi]o; Affettuoso Allegro; Ad[agi]o; Affettuoso.

'The Scotch Air in the Overture to Thomas & Sally Sung by Mr. Tenducci and Miss Brent at Vauxhall and Ranelagh'. 1765 or a later printing?

Short Title  > The overture in Thomas and Sally: [flt & gtr]
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Arne (1710-1778)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > T. Skillern

Dru Dr 08/3  RBW 442

XLIX | Overture | in the Occasional | Oratorio [by Handel]
   Printed for Randall, Catharine Street Strand ..

pp.1-6 [202-207]  

Violin part?

Undesignated: Allegro; Adagio; March

Short Title  > The overture in the Occasional Oratorio: [vn]?
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > William Randall

Dru Dr 08/4  RBW 443

XLV | Overture | in Saul [by Handel]
   [Printed for Randall, Catharine Street Strand?]

pp.9-16 [181-188]  

Violin part?

Allegro; Larghetto; Undesignated (C); Undesignated (3/4)

Short Title  > The overture in Saul: [vn]?
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > William Randall

Dru Dr 08/5  RBW 444

Dead March in Saul [by Handel]
   Wright and Co. Catharine Street Strand

p. 1  

Violin part?

Short Title  > The Dead March in Saul
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Wright & Co.

Dru Dr 08/6  RBW 445

XXXIII | Overture | in | Atalanta [by Handel]
   [Printed for Randall, Catharine Street Strand?]

pp.11-15 [129-133]  

Violin part?

Undesignated (C); Allegro; Andante

Short Title  > The overture in Atalanta: [vn]?
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > William Randall

Dru Dr 08/7  RBW 446

Recit: Accomp: First and Chief, On golden Wing: Aria: Sweet Bird [from Handel's Il Penseroso]
   W. R. [William Randall?]

pp.27-33  

Score for Strings with Traverso solo

Words from Milton

Short Title  > Sweet bird (On golden Wing): recit. & aria
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Milton, John (1608-1674)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > William Randall

Dru Dr 08/8  RBW 447

Consider fond Shepherd | A Favorite Song in Acis and Galatea | Compos'd by Mr. Handel
   H. Andrews No. 129. New Bond Street

pp.1-4  

Score for Hautboy and Strings with solo part for Clori

Words by John Gay

Short Title  > Consider, fond shepherd: song
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Gay, John (1685-1732)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > H. Andrews

Dru Dr 08/9  RBW 448

The Flocks shall leave the Mountains. | By Handel Acis & Galatea
   A. Bland & Weller's .. No. 23 Oxford Street

pp.1-3  

Keyboard with 3 Voices

Words by John Gay

Short Title  > The flocks shall leave the mountains: for keyboard with 3 voices
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Gay, John (1685-1732)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > (A[nne]) Bland & Weller

Dru Dr 08/10  RBW 449

Would you Gain | Acis & Galatea [by Handel]
   J. Bland No. 45 Holborn

pp.2-3 [26/7]  Plate no. 6  

Keyboard and Voice

Words by John Gay

Short Title  > Would you gain [the tender creature]: song
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Gay, John (1685-1732)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J[ohn] Bland

Dru Dr 08/11  RBW 450

Pleasure my former ways resigning | Sung by Mr. Hamilton [from Handel's The Triumph of Time]
   J. Dale .. No. 19 Cornhill & No. 132 Oxford Street

pp.[1-2]  

Strings and solo voice

Libretto thought to be by Thomas Morell

Short Title  > Pleasure, my former ways resigning: song
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Morell, Thomas (1703-1784)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Mr Hamilton

Dru Dr 08/12  RBW 451

He shall feed His Flock [from Handel's Messiah]
[1785]    J. Bland No. 45 Holborn

pp.16-17  

Keyboard with Voice

Words adapted from Scripture by Charles Jennens

Short Title  > He shall feed His flock: air
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Auth/Ed  > Jennens, Charles (1700-1773)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J[ohn] Bland

Dru Dr 08/13  RBW 452

Together let us range the Fields | A favorite Duett from Dr. Boyce's Solomon | Sung by Mr. Harrison & Mrs. Billington
[c1790]    R. Birchall .. No. 133 New Bond Street

pp.1-4  

Keyboard with 2 Voices

Words by Edward Moore

Short Title  > Together let us range the fields: duet
Cmp/Arr  > William Boyce (1711-1779)
Auth/Ed  > Moore, Edward (1712-1757)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Birchall
Performer(s)  > Mr Harrison   |   Mrs Billington

Dru Dr 08/14  RBW 453

Pollacca, | La Donna ha Dolce il Core | as Sung by Signora Morichelli at the | King's Theatre Haymarket, in the Opera of La Scuola de Maritati, | Composed by | Signor V. Martini
[1795]    J. Dale .. No. 19 Cornhill, & No. 132 Oxford Street, facing Hanover Square

pp.1-6  

Piano and Canto

Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Short Title  > La donna ha dolce il core: polacca
Cmp/Arr  > Vicente Martín y Soler (1754-1806)
Auth/Ed  > Da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749-1838)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Sigra Morichelli

Dru Dr 08/15  RBW 454

Amanti che nel Core | The Favorite Pollacca as Sung by | Signora Banti, | At the King's Theatre, Haymarket. | In the Opera of | La Serva Padrona, | Composed by | Signor Viotti. | Arranged with an Accompaniment for the Piano Forte by D. Corri
[1794]    Corri, Dussek & Co. .. No. 67, Dean Street Soho, & Bridge Street, Edinburgh

pp.1-11  

Violins 1 & 2, and Basso with keyboard and voice

Short Title  > Amanti che nel core: polacca
Cmp/Arr  > Domenico Corri (1746-1825) (arr.)   |   Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Corri, Dussek & Co.
Performer(s)  > Mme / Sigra Banti

Dru Dr 08/16  RBW 455

Guardami un poco | as Sung by Signora Morichelli at the | King's Theatre, Haymarket | in the Opera of | La Scuola de Maritati. | Composed by | Signor V. Martini
[1795]    J. Dale .. No. 19 Cornhill, & No. 132, Oxford Street, facing Hanover Square

pp.[1]-6  

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Guardami un poco: song
Cmp/Arr  > Vicente Martín y Soler (1754-1806)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Sigra Morichelli

Dru Dr 08/17  RBW 456

Light as thistle down. | A favorite Song Sung by | Mrs. Billington, | in the Opera of | Rosina, | Composed by W. Shield
[1791]    J. Dale, No. 19, Cornhill, & No. 132, Oxford Street

pp.[1-2]  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed from C to D

Short Title  > Light as thistle down: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Mrs Billington

Dru Dr 08/18  RBW 457

When bidden to the Wake, | A Favorite Song Sung By | Mrs. Kennedy, | in | Rosina
[c1791]    J. Dale, No. 19, Cornhill, & No. 132, Oxford Street, facing Hanover Square

pp.[1-2]  

Voice and keyboard with Bassoon designated and German flute transposed from c minor to e

By William Shield

Short Title  > When bidden to the wake: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Mrs Kennedy

Dru Dr 08/19  RBW 458

Whilst with Village Maids I stray. | A favorite Song, Sung by | Mrs. Billington; | in the Opera of | Rosina. | Composed by | W. Shield
[1791]    J. Dale, No. 19 Cornhill, & No. 132, Oxford Street

pp.2-4  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed from E to D

Short Title  > Whilst with village maids I stray: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Mrs Billington

Dru Dr 08/20  RBW 459

The Bud of the Rose. | Sung by Mr. Bannister, in | Rosina, | Composed by Willm. Shield
[1783?]    J. Dale .. No. 132 Oxford Street, and No. 19, Cornhill

pp.[2]-4  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed from E flat to D, and Guitar in C

Short Title  > The bud of the rose: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J(oseph) Dale
Performer(s)  > Mr Bannister

Dru Dr 08/21  RBW 460

When the Hollow Drum. | A much admired Song sung by Miss Keys at the Private Theatre in the Opera of The Mountaineers [by Samuel Arnold]
   Dublin published by Hime .. No. 34 College Green

pp.1-2  

Voice and keyboard

First pub. 1793

By Samuel Arnold

Short Title  > When the hollow drum: song
Cmp/Arr  > Samuel Arnold (1740-1802)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > [M.] Hime
Performer(s)  > Miss Keys

Dru Dr 08/22  RBW 461

The Heaving of the Lead | A favorite Song | Sung by Mr. Incledon in | Hartford Bridge | Composed by | W. Shield | with an additional stanza
[c1795]    Longman and Broderip No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Sold by Urbani & Liston No. 10 Princes Street

pp.2-4  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed from F to G

Short Title  > The heaving of the lead: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer(s)  > Mr Incledon

Dru Dr 08/23  RBW 462

Lord Gregory. | An Old Scots Song. [and] My Ain Kind of Deary O
[1792, 1798]    Edinburgh J. Watlen, 34, North Bridge Street

pp.74-75  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed from G to D

Short Title  > Lord Gregory, an old Scots song [and] My ain kind of deary: Scots song
Cmp/Arr  > Trad.
Pr/Pub/Bks  > John Watlen

Dru Dr 08/24  RBW 463

Hark 'Tis a Voice from the Tomb | Composed by H. Skeats
   J. Bland No. 45 Holborn

pp.6-7  

Score for Violino 1 & 2; Voice & Cembalo; Basso (with figures)

An unicum? Not in B.U.C.

Short Title  > Hark 'tis a voice from the tomb: for voice, continuo & 2 violins
Cmp/Arr  > Highmore Skeats (1757-1831)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J[ohn] Bland

Dru Dr 08/25  RBW 464

The Mansion of Peace | Sung by | Miss Carline in St. Cecilias Hall
[c1800]    Edinr. Stewart & Co .. No. 37 South Bridge Street

pp.1-2  

Voice and keyboard

By S. Webbe the elder

Short Title  > The mansion of peace: song
Cmp/Arr  > Samuel Webbe Sr (1740-1816)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Stewart & Co.
Performer(s)  > Miss Carline

Dru Dr 08/26  RBW 465

The Marseilles March | Sung by the Marseillois going into Battle, by | General Kellerman's Army instead of Te Deum, | as Ordered by the National Convention, & Sung at the | Different Theatres in Paris
[c1795]    A. Bland & Weller's .. No. 23, Oxford Street

pp.2-[4]  

Voice and keyboard

Words and music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. See also Dr 05/22

Short Title  > The Marseilles march: song
Cmp/Arr  > Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836)
Auth/Ed  > Rouget de Lisle, Claude Joseph (1760-1836)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > (A[nne]) Bland & Weller
Performer(s)  > General Kellerman's Army

Dru Dr 08/27  RBW 466

A Quick March | Composed for the | Aberdeenshire Fencibles. | By | Colonel Leith | Adapted for the Piano Forte | By | J. Dale
   Longman and Broderip No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket

pp.1-4  Plate no. Q.M  

Four versions: a) p.1 for Keyboard b) pp.2/3 score for Clarinetti, Corni E flat, Fagotti and c) for the German Flute in G instead of E flat d) p.4 for the Guitar in C

An unicum?

Short Title  > A quick march composed for the Aberdeenshire Fencibles (by Colonel Leith): for piano &c
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Dale (1749/50-1821) (arr.)   |   (Colonel) Leith (18th-19th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer(s)  > Aberdeenshire Fencibles

Dru Dr 08/28  RBW 467

In airy Dreams [by Thomas Billington].. | A Favorite Duett
[1796-1806]    No attributed printer or publisher   ::  Sold by Urbani & Liston No. 10 Princes Street

pp.1-2  

Vocal duet with bass, with part for two German flutes or guitars transposed to G from F

An unicum?

Short Title  > In airy dreams: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Billington (1754-1832)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Urbani & Liston

Dru Dr 08/29  RBW 468

Within a Mile of Edinburgh | Sung with the greatest Applause | by Mrs. Mountain in Harlequin Faustus | composed by | Mr. Hook
[1794]    No attributed printer or publisher

pp.[1-2]  

Voice and keyboard with German flute transposed to D from A

Short Title  > Within a mile of Edinburgh: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > James Hook (1746-1827)
Auth/Ed  > Hook, James (1746-1827)
Performer(s)  > Mrs Mountain

Dru Dr 08/30  RBW 469

Wine Cannot Cure | for the Voice and Harpsicord | This is introduced by Mr. Bannister Junr. and Mrs. Bland in the | Surrender of Calais
[c1796]    Lewis, Houston & Hyde, 45 Holborn

pp.[332]-332.  

For Voice and keyboard, also part written out for two Voices

By S. Arnold

Short Title  > Wine cannot cure: song
Cmp/Arr  > Samuel Arnold (1740-1802)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Lewis, Houston & Hyde
Performer(s)  > Mr Bannister Junr   |   Mrs Bland

Dru Dr 08/31  RBW 470

A | Medly | of Favorite Scots and Irish Airs | for the | Harpscd. Violin Or Ger. Flute | By | Mr. Puppo
[c1784?]    N. Stewart Parliament Square Edinburgh  ::  J. Johnson scpt.  

pp.[1-3]  

Keyboard only

An unicum?

Short Title  > A medley of favourite Scots and Irish airs: [keyboard]
Cmp/Arr  > Giuseppe Puppo (1749-1827)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > N(eil) Stewart

Dru Dr 08/32  RBW 471

A Favorite Rondeau | Adapted to the Piano Forte or Harpsichord | Composed by | Lewis Borghi
[c1790]    Neil Stewart, Parliament Square, Edinburgh

pp.[1-3]  

Short Title  > A favourite rondeau: for piano or harpsichord
Cmp/Arr  > Luigi Borghi (1745-1806)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > N(eil) Stewart

Dru Dr 08/33  RBW 472

Rondeau Perform'd by Mr. Fischer at Vauxhall
   No attributed printer or publisher

pp.[1-2]  

Keyboard with German Flute transposed from C to D

Short Title  > Rondeau: [keyboard]
Cmp/Arr  > Johann Casper Ferdinand Fischer (1656-1746)