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

Drum  Dr 40  T.7. 4
MISS IRVINE

Sig. Beatrice Irvine on first binder's page. Excisions between items 7/8 & 9/10
Dru Dr 40/1  RBW 1144

Set 1 | The | Beauties of Lanner. | Three Elegant Sets of | Waltzes, | for the | Piano forte, | Composed and Dedicated to | Mrs. Henry Palmer, | By | Joseph Lanner. | Of Vienna. [Op. 123] [Prometheus-Funken]
   R. Cocks & Co. .. 20 Princes Street, Hanover Square

pp.2-11  Plate no. 3228  

Short Title  > Prometheus-Funken Op. 123: waltz
Cmp/Arr  > Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > (R.) Cocks & Co.
Dedicatee(s)  > Mrs Henry Palmer

Dru Dr 40/2  RBW 1145

Three | Pot Pourri's | on | Favorite Airs | From | Bellini's Opera | Norma, | Arranged for | Two Performers | on the | Piano Forte, | by | A. Diabelli. | No. 3
[1829]    Metzler & Co. 105 Wardour Street  ::  Sold by Wood & Co. 12 Waterloo Pl. Edinr.

pp.2-15.  Sig. Jane C Irvine

Short Title  > Potpourris on airs from 'Norma', no. 3: piano duet
Cmp/Arr  > Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)   |   David Branson (1909-1997) (arr.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Metzler & Co.   |   Wood & Co.
Former Owner  > J. C. Irvine

Dru Dr 40/3  RBW 1146

Remembrance, | Grand Waltz | Composed & Arranged | for the | Piano Forte. | And Dedicated | To | Miss Lilias Robertson, | Of Alexandria. | By | J.T. Surenne. | Op. 26
[1829]    Edinburgh Wood & Co. 12 Waterloo Place and Messrs. Cramer Addison & Beale

pp.1-7  

Short Title  > Remembrance Op. 26: grand waltz (for piano)
Cmp/Arr  > John Thomas Surenne (1814-1878)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Wood & Co.   |   Cramer, Addison & Beale
Dedicatee(s)  > Miss Lilias Robertson, of Alexandria

Dru Dr 40/4  RBW 1147

The Friends | Die Freunde | Walzer, | Für das | Piano Forte, | Componirt und der | Frau. J. Mill, | achtungs-voll zugeeignet, | von | Alexr. Lawrie
[1829]    Edinburgh Wood & Co. Waterloo Place No. 12

pp.1-9  

Short Title  > The friends (Die Freunde): for piano
Cmp/Arr  > Alexander Lawrie (19th c.)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Wood & Co.
Dedicatee(s)  > Mrs J. Mill

Dru Dr 40/5  RBW 1148

"Drink to me only with thine eyes" | Arranged with Variations, | for the | Piano Forte, | by | Thomas Valentine
   Charles Ollivier .. 41 New Bond Street

pp.1-7  Plate no. C.O.11  

Short Title  > Drink to me only with thine eyes: piano variations
Cmp/Arr  > Thomas Valentine (1790-1878)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Charles Ollivier

Dru Dr 40/6  RBW 1149

Book 3 | Select Airs, | from | Donizetti's Celebrated Opera. | Lucia di Lammermoor, | Arranged as Duetts | for | Two Performers | on the | Piano Forte, | By | Edward Perry
[1829]    Mori & Lavenu, 28 New Bond Street  ::  Sold by Wood & Co, 12 Waterloo Pl. Edinr.

pp.2-21  Plate no. 4119  

Short Title  > Select airs from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor: piano duet
Cmp/Arr  > Edward Perry (19th c.) (arr.)   |   Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Mori & Lavenu   |   Wood & Co.

Dru Dr 40/7  RBW 1150

'Ah! cedi o più sciagure!' | Aria | In the Opera of | Lucia di Lammermoor, | Composed by | Donizetti
   Mori & Lavenu .. 28 New Bond Strt.

pp.1-6  Plate no. 3708  

Voice and piano

From the libretto by Salvadore Cammarano

Short Title  > Ah! Cedi o più sciagure!: aria
Cmp/Arr  > Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Auth/Ed  > Cammarano, Salvadore (1801-1852)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Mori & Lavenu

Dru Dr 40/8  RBW 1151

Ah! per sempre io ti perdei, | Cavatina in the Opera of | I Puritani, | Composed by | Signor Bellini
   R. Mills, 140, New Bond Street, & Cramer & Co. 201, Regent Street, Paris, Pacini, 11, Boulevard Italien  ::  Sold by J.B. Cramer Regent Street

pp.1-10  Plate no. 2752  

Voice and piano

Librettist Carlo Pepoli

Short Title  > Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei: cavatina
Cmp/Arr  > Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Auth/Ed  > Pepoli, Carlo (Count) (1796-1881)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > R. Mills   |   Cramer & Co.

Dru Dr 40/9  RBW 1152

Com' è bello quale incanto | Romanza - in the Opera of | Lucrezia Borgia, | Composed by | Signor Donizetti
   R. Mills, Nephew of, & Successor, to the late Robt. Birchall, 140 New Bond Street

pp.1-5  Plate no. 2750  

Voice and piano

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  > R. Mills

Dru Dr 40/10  RBW 1153

Three Italian Ariets, | The Poetry by | Sigr. Gabriele Rossetti, | Professor of the Italian Literature to the King's College. | The Music Composed & Dedicated to his Friend | G.B. Rubini, | By | Luigi Lablache
   I. Willis & Co .. 55 St. James' Street And 7, Westmorland Street, Dublin

pp.1-7  Plate no. 1173 (1172 on p.3)  

Voice and piano

Also: New & Popular Songs, Published by /Willis & Co, 75 Lowqer Grosvenor Street

Short Title  > Three Italian ariets
Cmp/Arr  > Luigi Lablache (1794-1858)
Auth/Ed  > Rossetti, Gabriele (1783-1854)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > I. Willis & Co.
Dedicatee(s)  > G.B. Rubini

Dru Dr 40/11  RBW 1154

The Greek Exile, | A Ballad, | By | Mrs. Hemans, | The Music by | Mrs. Robert Arkwright
   J. Power, 34, Strand

pp.3-7  Plate no. 1155  

Voice and piano

Also: Musical Compositions. Of Mrs. Robert Arkwright London: Published by J. Power, 34, Strand.

Short Title  > The Greek exile: ballad
Cmp/Arr  > Mrs Robert Arkwright (1786-1849)
Auth/Ed  > Hemans, Mrs Felicia Dorothea (1793-1835)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > J. Power

Dru Dr 40/12  RBW 1155

Era felice un dì, | Ariettina, | In the Opera of | Ginevra di Scozia, | Composed by | Signor Mayer
   Birchall & Co. 140, New Bond Street

pp.1-3  Plate no. 1350  

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Era felice un dì: ariettina
Cmp/Arr  > Johann Simon Mayr (1763-1845)
Auth/Ed  > Rossi, Gaetano (1774-1855)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Birchall & Co.

Dru Dr 40/13  RBW 1156

Il mio tesoro intanto, | Aria, | In the Opera of | Il Don Giovanni, | Composed by Mozart
[1821]    John Gow & Son .. 162 Regent Street.  ::  Sold by R. Purdie 83 Princes Strt. Edinr.

pp.[1]-5  

Voice and piano

Short Title  > Il mio tesoro intanto: aria
Cmp/Arr  > W A Mozart (1756-1791)
Auth/Ed  > Da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749-1838)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > John Gow & Son   |   Robert Purdie

Dru Dr 40/14  RBW 1157

Sweetly on the Wings of Morning, | Sung by | Madame Vestris, | in the Historical Opera of | Hofer, | The Tell of the Tyrol | At the | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, | The Poetry by J.R. Planché, | Composed by | Rossini, | Arranged & Adapted for the English Stage, | By | Henry R. Bishop
   Goulding & D'Almaine, 20 Soho Square

pp.1-5 (pp.129-133)  

Voice and piano

Hofer: 'grand historical opera' adapted from Rossini's Guillaume Tell

Short Title  > Sweetly on the wings of morning: song
Cmp/Arr  > Henry Bishop (1786-1855)   |   Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Auth/Ed  > Planché, James Robinson (1796-1880)
Pr/Pub/Bks  > Goulding (&) D'Almaine
Performer(s)  > Mme Vestris