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

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Newhailes  NH 52   Nha.Mus.52
'Music Book'

Sig. Miss Catharine Fergusson on title page
New NH 52/1  RBW 1740

Three | Sonatas, | for the | Piano-Forte, with Accompaniments for a | Flute & Violoncello | ad Libitum | Composed & Dedicated | to | Miss Newbery, | by | Muzio Clementi. | Op. XXXII
[1794]    Preston & Son, 97 Strand  ::  Price 7/6

pp.2-24  

Pianoforte only

Short Title  > Three sonatas for the pianoforte Op. 32: [kbd]
Cmp/Arr  > Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Preston & Son
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss Newbery

New NH 52/2  RBW 1741

Sigra. Banti's | Favorite Song ['Non temer, fra pochi istanti'] | in the Opera of | Semiramide o la Vendetta di Nino | Composed by | Sgr. Guglielmi
[c1794]    Longman and Broderip No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Price 2s.6d

pp.1-9  

Harp or Pianoforte

Short Title  > Non temer, fra pochi istanti: for harp or piano
Cmp/Arr  > Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728-1804)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip

New NH 52/3  RBW 1742

Stormy Lannow, | the words by Miss Seward in imitation of | Seaton Cliffs, | set to Music by | J.W. Callcott, M.B.
[c1795]    T. Skillern No. 17, corner of the Church Yard, St. Martin's Lane  ::  Price 1s

pp.1-4  

Short Title  > Stormy Lannow: glee for 3 voices (ATB)
Cmp/Arr  > J W Callcott (1766-1821)
Auth/Ed  > Seward, Anna (1742-1809)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > T. Skillern

New NH 52/4  RBW 1743

A | Selected Sonata | for the | Piano Forte | by | Haydn. No. 2 [Fantasia]
[c1795]    Willm. Napier, No. 49 Great Queen Street Lincolns Inn Fields  ::  Price 2s.6d

pp.1-8  

Short Title  > Piano sonata no. 2 (Fantasia)
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Will(ia)m Napier

New NH 52/5  RBW 1744

A Third | Collection | of | Strathspey Reels &c. | for the | Piano-Forte, Violin, and Violoncello | Dedicated to the Most Noble | The Marchioness of Tweeddale | By Neil Gow at Dunkeld
[1792]    Edinburgh Printed for the Author, and to be had of him at Dunkeld etc .. No. 60 King Street, Golden Square  ::  Pr. 6s

pp.1-36  Sig. H. Hepburn on t.p.

Subscription edition with 4 pp of subscribers

Short Title  > A third collection of Strathspey reels &c.: piano trio
Cmp/Arr  > Niel Gow (1727-1807)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Neil Gow at Dunkeld
Dedicatee(s)  > Marchioness of Tweeddale
Former Owner  > H. Hepburn

New NH 52/6  RBW 1745

The Heaving of the Lead | A Favorite Song, Sung by Mr. Incledon in | Hartford Bridge | Composed by | W. Shield
[c1795]    Longman and Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Price 1s

pp.2-4 (incl. flute part)  

Final page for German flute transposed up one tone to G

From the libretto by William Pearce

Short Title  > The heaving of the lead: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Auth/Ed  > Pearce, William (18th-19th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer(s)  > Mr Incledon

New NH 52/7  RBW 1746

Resignation | Translated from the French found in the Temple | at Paris, in the Hand Writing of the late | Unfortunate Monarch | Louis the Sixteenth | and supposed to have been written the Day preceding | His Martyrdom. | The Music | Composed by | Saml. Webbe
[c1793]    Longman and Broderip No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Price 1s.6d

pp.3-8  

Scored for voice, flute and strings

Short Title  > Resignation: song
Cmp/Arr  > Samuel Webbe Sr (1740-1816)
Auth/Ed  > Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip

New NH 52/8  RBW 1747

When thou art absent, charming Maid, | A Favorite Song, Written for, & Sung by Mr. Incledon in | Love in a Village | at the new Theatre Royal Covent Garden | composed by W. Shield
[c1795]    Longman and Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Price 1s.

pp.1-4  

There is also a version for lower voices, transposed from e to c

From the libretto by Isaac Bickerstaffe

Short Title  > When thou art absent, charming maid: song
Cmp/Arr  > William Shield (1748-1829)
Auth/Ed  > Bickerstaffe, Isaac (1733-1812?)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer(s)  > Mr Incledon

New NH 52/9  RBW 1748

Pandolfetto Graziosetto | a favorite Duett | Sung by Sgr. Morrelli & Sigra Storace | at the King's Theatre Hay Market | in the Comic Opera of | I Zingari in Fiera | Composed by Sigr. Paesiello
[c1795]    Longman and Broderip No. 16 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket  ::  Printed for the Author No. 1 Great [Pulteney Street?]  ::  Price 2s-6d

pp.1-8  

Scored for oboe, 2 voices & strings

From the libretto by Giuseppe Palomba

Short Title  > Pandolfetto graziosetto: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816)
Auth/Ed  > Palomba, Giuseppe (fl.1765–1825)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Longman & Broderip
Performer(s)  > Sigr Morelli   |   Sigra Storace

New NH 52/10  RBW 1749

[The South Fencibles March | As approved of by the | Earl of Hopetoun. Colonel .. corrected by Nath. Gow]
[c1795]    N. Stewart & Co .. 37 South Bridge Street  ::  Pr. 1/-

pp.1-2  

Keyboard

No cover or title page

Short Title  > The South Fencibles march: keyboard
Cmp/Arr  > Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) (arr.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > N. Stewart & Co.

New NH 52/11  RBW 1750

Trois Sonates | pour le | Piano Forte, | accompagnés d'un Violon,& d'une Basse | dédiés à | Madame Croft | par | Louis van Esch | oeuvre 12
[c1797]    Printed for the Author No. 1 Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square

pp.2-49  

Keyboard only. For Violoncello see NH 52/11

Subscription edition with 2 pp of subscribers

Short Title  > Trois sonates [ie trios] pour le pianoforte Op. 12: [kbd]
Cmp/Arr  > Louis van Esch (d.1829)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > for Louis van Esch
Dedicatee(s)  > Mme Croft

New NH 52/12  RBW 1751

La Reine de France | Overture & | Concertante | del Sigr. Haydn [ie Symphony no. 85]
[c1795]    No attributed printer or publisher

Violino only

Short Title  > La Reine de France [ie Symphony no. 85]: [vn]
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)