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 61   Nha.Mus.61
'Miss H. Boyle'
New NH 61/1  RBW 1847

Les Quatre Nations | a third | Divertimento, | for the | Piano Forte, | (with Musical Sketches of Several Styles) | Composed & Dedicated | To the Right Hnble. | Lady Catherine Yorke, | by | J.B. Cramer
[c1822]    Rt. Birchall, No. 133 New Bond Street  ::  Price 6/-

pp.2-19  

Short Title  > Les Quatre Nations: divertimento for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Birchall
Dedicatee(s)  > Lady Catherine Yorke

New NH 61/2  RBW 1848

Midsummer Day | A New Divertimento, | for the | Piano Forte, | Composed & Dedicated | to Mrs. Nash | of | East Cowes Castle. | by | J.B. Cramer
[c1820]    Printed for the Author at The Regent's Harmonic institution Lower Saloon, Argyll Rooms  ::  Price 3s/6

pp.2-11  Plate no. 178  

Short Title  > Midsummer Day: divertimento for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > The Regent's Harmonic Institution
Dedicatee(s)  > Mrs Nash of East Cowes Castle

New NH 61/3  RBW 1849

Les Menus Plaisirs | A Divertimento, | for the | Piano Forte, | Composed & Dedicated to | Miss Barham | by | J.B. Cramer
[1817]    Printed & Sold by Chappell & Co. 124 New Bond Street & Clementi & Co. 26 Cheapside  ::  Sold by R. Purdie 70 Princes Strt Edinr.  ::  Price 4s.

pp.2-13  Sig. Miss H. Boyle on t.p.

Short Title  > Les menus plaisirs: divertimento for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell & Co.   |   Clementi & Co.   |   Robert Purdie
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss Barham
Former Owner  > Helen Boyle

New NH 61/4  RBW 1850

Saxon Air, | With Variation, | An Introduction & Finale | for the | Piano Forte Composed & Dedicated | to the Hnble. | Miss Mercer Elphinstone | by | J.B. Cramer
[1811]    No attributed printer or publisher   ::  Sold by William Whyte 12 South St Andws. Street Edinburgh  ::  Price 3s

pp.2-11  Plate no. 10  

Short Title  > Saxon air: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > (William) Whyte (& Co.)
Dedicatee(s)  > Hon. Miss Mercer Elphinstone

New NH 61/5  RBW 1851

The | Hartzfeld | New Waltz | for the | Piano Forte, | by | J.B. Cramer
[1811]    Chappell & Co .. 50 New Bond Street  ::  Sold by Nathaniel Gow & Son Music Seller 60 (?) Princes St. Edinburgh  ::  Price. 1/6

pp.1-3  Plate no. 50  

Short Title  > The Hartzfeld, new waltz: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell (& Co.)   |   Nathaniel Gow & Son(s)

New NH 61/6  RBW 1852

A Favorite | Sonata | for the | Piano Forte | with an Accompaniment for | the Violin | ad libitum | Composed by | W. A. {ie F. X.] Mozart, | Op. 19
[c1820]    Robert Purdie .. No. 70 Princes Street  ::  Price 3/-

pp.2-11  

Keyboard only

NB This is the Sonata for violoncello or violin and piano in E major, Op. 19 by Franz Xavier Mozart, also known as Wolfgang Amadeus (Jr) !

Short Title  > Sonata in E major, Op. 19: for piano with violin ad lib.
Cmp/Arr  > F X Mozart (1791-1844)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Purdie

New NH 61/7  RBW 1853

Three Grand Waltzes | composed [for the Piano Forte] by | [W. A.? or F. X.?] Mozart
[c1820]    Edinburgh .. Robert Purdie .. 70 Princes Street

pp.[1]-3  

Short Title  > Three grand waltzes: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > W A Mozart (1756-1791)   |   F X Mozart (1791-1844)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Purdie

New NH 61/8  RBW 1854

No. 1 | Overtures | from the | Celebrated Operas of | Mozart, | and by | other most Eminent Authors, | Arranged for two | Performers on one | Piano Forte [Figaro overture]
[c1825]    W. Galloway .. 21 Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square  ::  Sold by R Purdie 70 Princes Strt Edinr..  ::  Price 3/-

pp.2-11  

Short Title  > Figaro overture: for piano duet
Cmp/Arr  > W A Mozart (1756-1791)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > W. Galloway   |   Robert Purdie

New NH 61/9  RBW 1855

Air | with Variations | for the | Piano Forte, | composed | By | Kirmair, | No. 23 [March in Le Sacrifice Interrompu (Das unterbrochene Opferfest) by Peter von Winter]
[c1825]    Chappell & Co .. 50 New Bond Street  ::  Price 2/-

pp.1-6  

Also: Catalogue of Kirmair's Airs with Variations

Le Sacrifice Interrompu

Short Title  > March in Winter's Le Sacrifice Interrompu: piano variations
Cmp/Arr  > Friedrich Joseph Kirmair (c1770-1814) (arr.)   |   Peter Winter (1754-1825)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell (& Co.)

New NH 61/10  RBW 1856

Colomba mia venite qua! | Thema from Il Flauto magico. | Composed by Mozart, with Variations for the | Piano Forte, | by | Kirmair
[c1823]    Rt Birchall No. 133 New Bond Street  ::  Price 1s/6d

pp.1-5  Plate no. 7  

Short Title  > Colomba mia venite qua!: piano variations
Cmp/Arr  > Friedrich Joseph Kirmair (c1770-1814) (arr.)   |   W A Mozart (1756-1791)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Birchall

New NH 61/11  RBW 1857

Sonata | for the | Piano Forte | (in which is the favorite Turkish Rondo) | with an Accompaniment for the | Violin | Composed & Dedicated | to | Miss Maria Read, | by | D. Steibelt. | Op. 37
[1822]    Printed & Sold by Birchall & Co. 133 New Bond Street  ::  Price 3s

pp.2-12  Plate no. 1291  Sig. Miss H. Boyle on t.p.

Keyboard only

Short Title  > Sonata no. 1 for pianoforte Op. 37
Cmp/Arr  > Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss Maria Read
Former Owner  > Helen Boyle

New NH 61/12  RBW 1858

A First | Dramatic Divertimento, | from | Favorite Airs, | by | Rossini, | Arranged [for the Piano Forte,] and Dedicated | to | Miss E. Bewicke, | by | D. Brugier
[1823]    Chappell & Co .. 50 New Bond Street.  ::  Price 2/-.

pp.1-6  Plate no. 2137  

Short Title  > A first dramatic divertimento from favourite airs by Rossini: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > David Bruguier (19th c.) (arr.)   |   Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell (& Co.)
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss E. Bewicke

New NH 61/13  RBW 1859

National Melodies | Consisting of the most Admired | Airs | of | England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales, | Arranged as Rondos, or with Variations | for the | Piano Forte. | and an Introductory Movement to each | Composed by | The Most Eminent Authors. | No. 19 - The brown Irish Girl [by J.B. Cramer]
[1813]    Chappell & Co .. 50 New Bond Street

pp.2-7  Plate no. 187  

The 'Most Eminent Authors' are given as 'Messrs Cramer, P.A. Corri, Dance, Graeff, Griffin, Haig, Latour, Meves, &c.&c.'

Short Title  > The brown Irish girl (National Melodies no. 19): piano variations
Cmp/Arr  > J B Cramer (1771-1858) (arr.)   |   Trad.
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell (& Co.)

New NH 61/14  RBW 1860

The | Piano Forte | Journal, | Consisting of | Overtures, Airs, Rondos, | and | select movements; | extracted from the Works of the most | Popular Authors | on the | Continent | & never before | Printed in this Country | and | some of which have been | Arranged expressly for | This Work. | No. 16 [Charmante Gabrielle with variations, by G. Onslow]
[1818]    Chappell & Co .. 124 New Bond Street  ::  Sold by Robertson 47 Princes Street Edinburgh  ::  Price 2/6

pp.2-9  Plate no. 574  

Short Title  > Charmante Gabrielle: piano variations
Cmp/Arr  > George Onslow (1784-1853)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Chappell & Co.   |   Robertson

New NH 61/15  RBW 1861

Dramatic Airs. From English, Italian, German & French | Operas, | Arranged as Rondos | for the | Piano Forte | No. 17 [Rondo | with an Introduction to the favorite | Barcarolla | in [Paganini's] the | Carnival of Venice | Composed & Dedicated to | Miss C. Borough | by | J. Moscheles]
[1818]    Royal Harmonic Institution, Lower Saloon, Argyll Rooms  ::  Price 3s.

pp.1-11  Plate no. 166  

Short Title  > Rondo on the barcarolla in (Paganini's) Carnival of Venice: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870) (arr.)   |   Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Royal Harmonic Institution

New NH 61/16  RBW 1862

The Harmonious Blacksmith | A Favorite Air | with Variations [for Pianoforte?] | by | Handel
[c1820]    Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter & Co., 20 Soho Square, & to be had at 7 Westmorland St. Dublin  ::  Price 1/-

pp.1-3  

Short Title  > The harmonious blacksmith: piano(?) variations
Cmp/Arr  > George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter & Co.

New NH 61/17  RBW 1863

Air Russe Arranged [for Piano and Violin] by J.L. Dussek | [Op. 14 no. 3]
[1822]    Rt. Birchall 133, New Bond Street.  ::  Price 1.s.

pp.[7]-9  

Score and part

Short Title  > Air russe Op. 14 no. 3: for piano & violin
Cmp/Arr  > J L Dussek (1760-1812) (arr.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Birchall

New NH 61/18  RBW 1864

The Monthly Rose | A Collection of | Airs with Variations; | Rondos, Waltzes, Polonoises. | Melodies of different nations &c. | Original & Selected | from the works of the | Most Eminent Composers | for the | Piano Forte. No. 6 [Three Celebrated | Polish Dances, | Composed by Count Oginsky]
[1820]    Clementi & Co For Messrs Yaniewicz & Weiss's Music Warehouse, Lord Street, Liverpool  ::  Sold by R. Purdie 70 Princes Stt. Edinr.  ::  Price 2/-

pp.4-8  

Short Title  > Three celebrated Polish dances: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > Count Oginsky (1765-1833)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Clementi & Co.   |   Yaniewicz & Weiss   |   Robert Purdie

New NH 61/19  RBW 1865

O wake thee, wake thee, my bonnie bird. | An Admired Scotish Song, | Set to Music with an | accompaniment on the | Harp or Piano Forte. | And as a small mark of Esteem | respectfully inscribed | to | Mrs. P (?). Gibson | Edinburgh | by | R.A. Smith
[c1820]    Edinburgh. Robert Purdie .. 70 Princes Street  ::  Price 1/6

pp.[1]-5  

Short Title  > O wake thee, wake thee, my bonnie bird: voice with harp or piano
Cmp/Arr  > R A Smith (1780-1829) (arr.)   |   Trad.
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Purdie
Dedicatee(s)  > Mrs P (?). Gibson, Edinburgh

New NH 61/20  RBW 1866

Oh! fair as the Sea Flower | A Ballad, | from Lalla Rookh, | Written by | Thomas Moore esqe. | The Music by | T | Welsh
[1817]    J. Power 34 Strand  ::  sold by R. Purdie 70 Princes Strt. Edinr.  ::  Price 2/-.

pp.2-5  Plate no. 331  

Short Title  > Oh! Fair as the sea flower: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Welsh (c1780-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J. Power   |   Robert Purdie

New NH 61/21  RBW 1867

The Bonny House o' Airly, | a Favorite Jacobite | Ballad | Arranged | with | Symphonies and Accompaniments | for the | Piano Forte, | by | Alexr. Robertson
[c1815]    Penson & N. Robertson, no. 47 Princes Street  ::  Price 1/6

pp.1-3  

(High) voice and piano

Short Title  > The bonny House o' Airly (Jacobite ballad) : with piano accomp.
Cmp/Arr  > Alexander Robertson (20th c.) (arr.)   |   Trad.
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Penson & N. Robertson

New NH 61/22  RBW 1868

Here's the Bower, | A Ballad. Dedicated to | Her Grace the | Duchess of Bedford
[c1820]    London. J. Powers Music Warehouse, 34 Strand  ::  Sold by R. Purdie 70 Princes Strt. Edinr.

pp.3-7  Plate no. 13  

Words (and music?) by Thomas Moore. There is a later version of the music by Dr J.S. Clark

Short Title  > Here's the bower: ballad for (medium) voice & piano
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
Auth/Ed  > Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J. Power   |   Robert Purdie
Dedicatee(s)  > Duchess of Bedford