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

Newhailes  NH 11   Nha.Mus.11
Landscape format with fingerings and other signs of use. For MS items added at the end see Note NH11.
New NH 11/1  RBW 68

A | Collection | of | Reels, | Consisting chiefly of Strathspeys, Athole Reels & with a Bass for the | Violoncello or Harpsichord | by | Alexander McGlashan
[1781]    Edinburgh, Printed and Sold by N. Stewart & Cc.[sic] No. 37 South Bridge Street  ::  J. Johnson Sculpt. Edinr.    ::  Price 6/

pp.1-46  'Miss Jean Dalrymple [erasure] Helen Fergusson 1825' inked on t.p.

Two staves throughout. Dunkeld House and Hamilton House (unattrib. p.10) written in scordatura

Pencilled crosses above Lady Georgina Gordon's Reel and The Duke of Gordon's Birth Day (both by 'Mr Marshall' p.2).
'C' in pencil above Taymouth House (unattrib. p.10) and Captain Oakham, a Favourite Irish Tune; The Braes of Mar; The Braes of Balquadder [sic]

Short Title  > A collection of reels &c: with a bass for cello or harpsichord
Cmp/Arr  > Alexander McGlashan (c1740-1797)
Auth/Ed  > Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > N. Stewart & Co.   |   J. Johnson
Former Owner  > Jean Dalrymple   |   Helen Fergusson

New NH 11/2  RBW 91

The | Wicklow Mountains, | A Comic Opera | as performed | at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden | Consisting of National Airs, &c. | Composed & Compiled | By Willm Shield. | The Poetry by J. O’Keefe, Esqr.
[1795]    London, Printed by Longman & Broderip, 26, Cheapside, & 13, Haymarket  ::  Pr. 8s

pp.2-45  

Vocal score. 'Adapted for the Piano' but with indications of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, second Violins and Viola, large drum, also reference to pedal harp

In two acts the finale being a chorus in four voices

Short Title  > The Wicklow Mountains : comic opera
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Auth/Ed  > O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip

New NH 11/3  RBW 1499

[MS items] - see Note NH 11