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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Drum  Dr 39  T.7. 5
MUSIC | MISS IRVINE

Bound by H. Watt, 44 Leith Street, Edinburgh
Dru Dr 39/1  RBW 1124

Fourth Edition | Annot Lyle, | A Ballad | Sung with unbounded applause by | Miss Estcourt Wells, | Miss Betts & Mrs. Waylett | The Poetry by | J. O. Donoghue Esqr. | Composed & Dedicated to | The Misses Ashe, | by | G. A. Hodson
   G. A. Hodson at the Dublin Musical Repository 108 Grafton St. & at S. Chappells, 50 New Bond St. London

pp.1-4  Plate no. 60)  

Voice and piano

Annot Lyle is a heroine from Sir Walter Scott's "A Legend of Montrose"

Short Title  > Annot Lyle: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > G A Hodson (c1790-1863)
Auth/Ed  > Donoghue, J. O. (19th c.)   |   Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > G. A. Hodson   |   S. Chappell
Performer(s)  > Miss Betts   |   Mrs Waylett   |   Miss Estcourt Wells
Dedicatee(s)  > The Misses Ashe

Dru Dr 39/2  RBW 1125

Sventurato il cor che fida, | Romanza - in the Opera of | La Straniera, | Composed by | Signor Bellini
   Lonsdale & Mills, 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-4  

Voice and piano

Librettist Felice Romani

Short Title  > Sventurato il cor che fida: romanza
Cmp/Arr  > Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Lonsdale & Mills

Dru Dr 39/3  RBW 1126

Quando la notte ombrosa, | Canzoncina, | Composed by | Nicola Vaccaj
   Birchall & Co. 140 New Bond Street  ::  [Stamp of J.B. Cramer & Co. 201 Regent Street]

pp.1-5  Plate no. 1772  

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Quando la notte ombrosa: canzoncina
Cmp/Arr  > Nicola Vaccai (1790-1848)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.   |   J.B. Cramer

Dru Dr 39/4  RBW 1127

Io son ricco e tu sei bella, | Barcaruola a due voci | in the Opera of | L'Elisire d'Amore | Composed by | Signor Donizetti
   Lonsdale & Mills, 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-4  Plate no. 2617  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Felice Romani

Short Title  > Io son ricco e tu sei bella: barcarole
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Lonsdale & Mills

Dru Dr 39/5  RBW 1128

Ecco il pegno ch'io le porsi - Aria | In the Opera of | Gemma Di Vergy | Composed by | Signor Donizetti
   R. Mills, Nephew of, & Successor, to the late Robt. Birchall, 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-9 (item cut out)  Plate no. 2834  

Voice and pianoforte

From the libretto by G E Bidera

Short Title  > Ecco il pegno ch'io le porsi: aria
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Bidera, Giovanni Emanuele (1784-1858)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Mills

Dru Dr 39/6  RBW 1129

Tyrolese Air, | with | Variations | Sung by | Madame Malibran Garcia, | arranged for the | Piano Forte , | and dedicated to | Miss Bucknall Estcourt, | by | J. N. Hummel, | Maitre de Chapelle to the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar. | Opera 118
   J.B. Cramer, Addison, and Beale, 201 Regent Street. I. Willis and Co. 55, St. James's Street

pp.1-12  Plate no. 878  

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Tyrolese air, with variations Op. 118: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > J N Hummel (1778-1837)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J.B. Cramer, Addison & Beale   |   I. Willis & Co.
Performer(s)  > Mme Malibran (de Berio) / Malibran Garcia
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss Bucknall Estcourt

Dru Dr 39/7  RBW 1130

Com' è bello quale incanto | Romanza | In the Opera of | Lucrezia Borgia, | Composed by | Signor Donizetti
   C. Lonsdale (late Birchall & Co.) 26, Old Bond Street

pp.1-5  Plate no. 270  Sig. B. Irvine

Voice and pianoforte

From the libretto by Felice Romani

Short Title  > Com' è bello quale incanto: romanza
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > C. Lonsdale
Former Owner  > Beatrice Irvine

Dru Dr 39/8  RBW 1131

Quanto è bella, quanto è cara | Cavatina | In the Opera of | L'Elisire D'Amore, | Composed by | Signor Donizetti
   R. Mills, Nephew of & Successor to the late Robt. Birchall, 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-5  Plate no. 2907  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Felice Romani

Short Title  > Quanto è bella, quanto è cara: cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Mills

Dru Dr 39/9  RBW 1132

Deh! Con Te, Con Te Li Prendi, | Duetto | in the Opera of | Norma | Composed by | Signor Bellini
[1827]    Metzler & Co., 105, Wardour Street  ::  Sold by Paterson & Roy, 27 George Street, Edinburgh

pp.1-17  Sig. Beatrice Irvine

Vocal duet with piano

Librettist Felice Romani

Short Title  > Deh! con te, con te li prendi: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Metzler & Co.   |   Paterson & Roy
Former Owner  > Beatrice Irvine

Dru Dr 39/10  RBW 1133

Eccomi giunto omai - Recitvo. Ed | Ah come rapida fuggi | Cavatina - in the Opera of | Il Crociato in Egitto, | Composed by | Signor Meyerbeer
   Birchall & Co. 140, New Bond Street

pp.1-11  Plate no. 1915  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Gaetano Rossi

Short Title  > Eccomi giunto omai [and] Ah come rapida fuggi: recit. & cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > 'Giacomo Meyerbeer' (1791-1864)
Auth/Ed  > Rossi, Gaetano (1774-1855)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.

Dru Dr 39/11  RBW 1134

Fra poco a me | Aria | In the Opera of | Lucia Di Lammermoor, | As performed at the Theatre of San Carlo at Naples | Composed by | Donizetti
[1821]    Mori & Lavenu's New Musical Subscription Library, 28, New Bond Street  ::  Sold by R. Purdie 83 Princes Str. Edinr.

pp.1-7  Plate no. 3704  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Salvadore Cammarano

Short Title  > Fra poco a me: aria for tenor
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Cammarano, Salvadore (1801-1852)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Mori & Lavenu   |   Robert Purdie

Dru Dr 39/12  RBW 1135

No. 8 | La Danza, | Tarantola Napolitana | Sung by | Signori Lablache e Tamburini, | The Words by Count Pepoli | Dedicated to | The Honble. M. A. Jervit, | composed by | Sigr. G. Rossini
   Willis & Co, 75 Lower Grosvenor St & 7 Westmorland St, Dublin

pp.1-9 (also 40-48) [pp.5 & 6 are in the wrong order]  Plate no. 1401  

Voice and piano

Also: New and Popular Songs, Published by Willis & Co. 75 Lower Grosvenor Street.

Short Title  > Tarantola napolitana: song
Cmp/Arr  > Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Auth/Ed  > Pepoli, Carlo (Count) (1796-1881)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Willis & Co.
Performer(s)  > Sigr La Blache / Lablache   |   Sigr Tamburini

Dru Dr 39/13  RBW 1136

Paga fui, fui lieta un dì, | Cavatina | as Sung by Madame Grassini, | in the Opera of | Il Ratto di Proserpina, | Composed by | Winter
   Rt. Birchall, 133 New Bond Strt.

pp.1-3  

Voice and piano

Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte

Short Title  > Paga fui, fui lieta un dì: cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > Peter Winter (1754-1825)
Auth/Ed  > Da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749-1838)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Birchall
Performer(s)  > Mme / Sigra Grassini

Dru Dr 39/14  RBW 1137

Voi Mirate in Si Bel Giorno, | Cavatina | Sung by | Signora G. Grisi, | in the Opera of | Chiara di Rosemberg | Composed by | Signor Ricci
   C. Lonsdale - 26 Old Bond Street

pp.1-7  Plate no. 100  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Gaetano Rossi

Short Title  > Voi mirate in si bel giorno: cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > Luigi Ricci (1805-1859)
Auth/Ed  > Rossi, Gaetano (1774-1855)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > C. Lonsdale
Performer(s)  > Mme / Mlle / Sigra Grisi

Dru Dr 39/15  RBW 1138

Heber's Missionary Hymn | Adapted to | A Dutch National Air | and arranged | With Symphonies & Accompaniments | for the | Piano Forte. | by | Finlay Dun
[1821]    Robt. Purdie 83 Princes Street, Edinburgh

pp.[1]-3  

Published for the benefit of the General Assembly's Indian Mission

Short Title  > Heber's missionary hymn: for piano
Cmp/Arr  > Finlay Dun (1795-1853) (arr.)   |   Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Robert Purdie

Dru Dr 39/16  RBW 1139

The Land of the West, | Ballad, | Sung by | Miss Agnes Taylor, | in the Favorite Entertainment of | Rory O'More! | As performed at the | Theatre Royal Adelphi, | Written & Composed by | Samuel Lover Esqr.
   J. Duff & Co. 65, Oxford Street

pp.1-5  Plate no. 371  Sig. Beatrice Irvine Schivas

Short Title  > The land of the West: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > Samuel Lover (1797-1868)
Auth/Ed  > Lover, Samuel (1797-1868)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > (J.) Duff (& Co.)
Performer(s)  > Miss Agnes Taylor
Former Owner  > Beatrice Irvine

Dru Dr 39/17  RBW 1140

Ah! Non Lasciarmi No. | A favorite Duett, | Sung by | Madame Pasta & Madame Puzzi | in the Opera of | Didone, | Composed by | Mercadante
[1827]    D'Almaine & Co. Soho Square  ::  Sold by Paterson & Roy, 27 George Street, Edinburgh

pp.1-9  Sig. Beatrice Irvine

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Ah! Non lasciarmi, no: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Auth/Ed  > Tottola, Andrea Leone (d.1831)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > D'Almaine & Co.   |   Paterson & Roy
Performer(s)  > Mme Pasta   |   Mme Puzzi
Former Owner  > Beatrice Irvine

Dru Dr 39/18  RBW 1141

Numi che intesi mai! - Recitvo. E | Se m'abbandoni bella speranza | Cavatina in the Opera of | Nitocri, | Composed by | Signor Mercadante
   Birchall & Co 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-11  Plate no. 2046  Sig. Beatrice Irvine ('Cocks' added in pencil)

Voice and piano

Words by Apostolo Zeno?

Short Title  > Numi che intesi mai! [and] Se m'abbandoni bella speranza: recit. & cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Auth/Ed  > Zeno, Apostolo (1669-1750)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.
Former Owner  > Beatrice Irvine

Dru Dr 39/19  RBW 1142

I palpiti e le pene conosci tu d'amore | Arietta e Polacca, | con accompagnamento di | Piano Forte
   Birchall & Co. 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-5  Plate no. 1857  

Voice and piano

By F. S. Kandler. Paper date 1827 (p.3)

Short Title  > I palpiti e le pene conosci tu d'amore: arietta & polacca
Cmp/Arr  > Franz Sales Kandler (1792-1831)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.

Dru Dr 39/20  RBW 1143

In mia man alfin tu sei | Duetto | In the Opera of | Norma, | Composed by | Signor Bellini
[1829]    R. Mills, Nephew of, & Successor to the late Robt. Birchall, 140 New Bond Street  ::  Sold by Wood & Co, 12 Waterloo Pl, Edinr.

pp.1-9  Plate no. 2965  

Vocal duet with piano

Librettist Felice Romani

Short Title  > In mia man alfin tu sei: duet
Cmp/Arr  > Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Auth/Ed  > Romani, Felice (1788-1865)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Mills   |   Wood & Co.