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

Fraser  B02  'NO. 4'
[ELYZA FRASER / MARY BRISTOW]
LÖCHLIN'S 2 SONATAS Op. 6 | 6 CANZONETTS AND ELEGY ON SHENSTONE | HAYDN'S OVERTURE | SCHERRERS 6 SONATAS Op. 7 | SCHERRER 6 SONATAS Op. 1.
Fra B02/1  RBW 2228

Two | Sonatas | for the | Harpsichord or Piano Forte | with an Accompaniment for a | Violin and Violoncello | Composed by | G.S. Loechlin | Op. VI
   Longman & Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside & No. 13 Hay Market

pp.2-10  Sig. M. Bristow on t.p.

No. 1 in C: All[egr]o Moderato; Andantino; Rondo
No. 2 in G: All[egr]o con brio; Andante; Rondo poco vivace e scherzoso

Orig. 1768, this ed. post 1782

Short Title  > Two sonatas for the harpsichord or pianoforte Op. 6
Cmp/Arr  > G S Loehlin (18th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Former Owner  > M. Bristow

Fra B02/2  RBW 2229

Six | favorite | Canzonets | with an accompanyment for a | Piano-forte | or | Harp | and an Elegy on the Death of | Mr. Shenstone | by the | Author of | Auld Robin Gray
   W. Forster .. St. Martin's Lane

pp.1-9  

Elegy on the death of Mr. Shenstone  [w. J Cunningham / c. W Leeves ?]
(1)  Ite, ite caldi sospiri  [c. R Jones ?]
(2)  Tu sei gelosa, è vero  [w. Metastasio / c. W Trnka ?]
(3)  Away let nought to love  [c. R Cooke ?]
(4)  Yes these are the scenes  [w. W Shenstone / c. R Langdon ?]
(5)  Phillis for shame  [w. C Sackville ?]
(6)  Ye Pow'rs who taught [Anon.]

Short Title  > Six favourite canzonets and an elegy on the death of Mr. Shenstone
Cmp/Arr  > William Leeves (1748-1828)   |   Robert Jones (c. 1577-1617)   |   Wenzel Trnka (1739-1791)   |   Robert Cooke (1768-1814)   |   Richard Langdon (1730-1803)   |   Anon.
Auth/Ed  > Cunningham, John (1729-1773)   |   Shenstone, William (1714-1763)   |   Metastasio, Pietro (1698-1782)   |   Sackville, Charles, 6th Earl of Dorset (1643-1706)   |   Anon.
Pr/Pub/Bks  > W. Forster

Fra B02/3  RBW 2230

The Celebrated | Overture | Composed by | Sigr. Haydn | and Performed at | Messrs. Bach & Abel's Concerts | Adapted for the | Piano Forte or Harpsichord [i.e. Symphony No. 53 finale version B - London.]
[1782?]    Longman & Broderip No. 26 Cheapside & No. 13 Haymarket

pp.2-8  

In D

All[egr]o con Spirito: Slow; Minuetto / Allegretto

Short Title  > Symphony No. 53 - finale: for piano or harpsichord
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip

Fra B02/4  RBW 2231

Six | Sonates | Pour le Clavecin ou forte piano | avec accompagnement de Violon | Obligés | Composées | par | N. Scherrer | Op. VII
[1790?]    Chez L'auteur a Genèvre

pp.2-35  

Cembalo part [with solo parts cued when there is a figured bass]

No. 1 in G. Allegro; Rondo
No. 2 in f minor. Adagio; Allegro
No. 3 in C. Allegro; Rondo, Allemande
No. 4 in B flat. Andante; Rondo Minuetto
No. 5 in D. Allegro; Rondo
No. 6 in E Flat. Adagio; Allegro

See Roger Williams, "A lost sonata reconstructed: Scherrer's Opus 7 from Castle Fraser" IN Aberdeen and the Enlightenment ed. J.J. Carter & J. Pittock (AUP, 1987) pp. 183-188

Short Title  > Six sonates pour le clavecin ou forte piano Op. 7
Cmp/Arr  > Nicolas Scherrer (1747-1821)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for N. Scherrer

Fra B02/5  RBW 2232

Six | Sonates | mises en | Trio | pour le | Clavecin | Violon et Violoncel | Dédiées | A Son Altesse Sèrènissime Monseigneur | Le Prince Frederic François | De Mecklembourg Schwerin &c. &c. | Composées par | N. Scherrer le Cadet | Maitre de Clavecin et Organiste | Op. 1
[c1785]    A Genève chez L'Auteur

pp.2-23  

Keyboard only

No. 1 in E flat: Allegro Moderato; Rondeau
No. 2 in G: Allegro; Andante; Minuetto
No. 3 in F: Allegro Assai; Andante; Rondeau
No. 4 in B flat: Allegro Moderato; Andante; Menuetto
No. 5 in C: Allegro; Andante; Minuetto
No. 6 in D: Allegro; Andantino; Rondeau

Short Title  > Six sonates mises en trio Op. 1: [keybd]
Cmp/Arr  > Nicolas Scherrer (1747-1821)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for N. Scherrer
Dedicatee(s)  > Prince Frederic François De Mecklembourg Schwerin &c.