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 42Nha.Mus.42 'Misses Smollett at Cameron' 'Christian E.L. Dalrymple | February 1895 | one of the many volumes of music that belonged to the Misses Smollett at Cameron' (facing first t.p.) Songs, mostly printed in 1840s/50s, mostly in London
The Rose had been wash'd | The Words by | The Poet Cowper | The Music Composed | With Symphonies & Accompaniments | for the | Piano Forte | by | J.W. Hawkins Esqr. [c1850] Edinburgh Robt. Purdie, 83 Princes Street :: Price 2/
No. 5 | Twelve | Sabbath Melodies | The Words Selected | from | The Holy Scriptures, | The music composed | by R. Topliff, | Organist of Trinity Church, Southwark. ['Consider the Lilies'] [1850?] T.E. Purday, 50 St. Paul's Church Yard successor in this branch of the business to Collard & Collard, late Clementi & Co. :: Sold by Paterson & Roy 27b George Street Edinr.
No. 10 | Twelve | Sabbath Melodies | The Words Selected | from | The Holy Scriptures, | The music composed | by R. Topliff, | Organist of Trinity Church, Southwark. ['I will arise and go to my Father'] [1850?] T.E. Purday, 50 St. Paul's Church Yard successor in this branch of the business to Collard & Collard, late Clementi & Co. :: Sold by Paterson & Roy 27b George Street Edinr.
Beautiful Venice. | Duetto | for | Two Voices, | Written J.E. Carpenter, Esqr. | Composed by | Joseph Philip Knight [1840?] Z.T. Purday, 45, High Holborn :: Sold by Paterson & Roy 27b George Street Edinr. :: Pr. 2/-
Meet Again! | Duet, | For Two Soprano Voices. | The Poetry | by | James Montgomery Esqe. | The Music | by | Henry R. Bishop [1835] Cramer, Addison & Beale, 201, Regent Street and 67, Conduit Street. :: Pr. 2/
The Siren, | A Collection of Vocal Duets, | with Accompts. for the Piano Forte, | with | German Music | English Poetry. | The Latter | Written & Adapted | by | W. Bartholomew Esqre. | (No. 5) ['Tears of Love']. Composed by F. Otto [c1846] J.J. Ewer & Co. 69 Newgate Street
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Arrangement as well as English text by Bartholomew?
The Siren, | A Collection of Vocal Duets, | with Accompts. for the Piano Forte, | with | German Music | English Poetry. | The Latter | Written & Adapted | by | W. Bartholomew Esqre. | (No. 10) ['Home, far away'] Composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy [c1849] J.J. Ewer & Co. 69 Newgate Street
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Arrangement as well as English text by Bartholomew?
O thou that tellest | Recit.and Air | Composed by | Handel | and Arranged from the Score | with an Accompaniment | for the | Piano Forte, | by | Wm. Horsley. | Mus.Bac.Oxon. | Member of Royal Academy Stockholm [c1845] J.B. Cramer, Addison & Beale, 201, Regent Street Corner of Conduit Street :: Price 2/
pp.83-89 Plate no. 455 Sig. Mary Campbell at top of t.p.
Dream on, young hearts, | Song, | The Words by, | J.E. Carpenter Esqre. | The Music by | N.J. Sporle [c1846] Chappell's 50 New Bond Street :: sold by Wm. Mitchinson 42 Buchanan St. Glasgow :: Price 2s
pp.1-5 Plate no. 6077
For medium / high voice & piano
Also: Catalogue of New and Popular Songs by Chappell, 50 New Bond Street
By the sad sea waves, | Ballad, | Sung by | Mrs | Alfred Shaw, | At the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, | In the Opera of | The Brides of Venice, | Composed by | J. Benedict [1827] Chappell, 50 New Bond Street, and Cramer, Addison Beale & Co, 201 Regent Street & 67 Conduit St. :: Price 2/
'They tell me Thou'rt the Favou'rd Guest' | Ballad, | Sung by | Mrs. Alfred Shaw, | The Poetry by | Thomas Moore Esqr. | The Music by | M.W. Balfe [1836] Cramer, Addison & Beale, 201 Regent Street and 67 Conduit Street :: Price 2/-
'Of what is the old man thinking'. | Ballad, | Sung by Mr. Horncastle with | enthusiastic success | and Mr. Parry Junr | at the London & Provincial Concerts | The Poetry by | Thomas Haynes Bayly Esqr. | The Music Composed | by | J.P. Knight [1836] Mori & Lavenu's. 28 New Bond Street :: Sold by R. Purdie 83 Princes Str Edinr. :: Price 2/-
No. 13 | from | The Oratorio | of | St | Paul. | composed by | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. ['But the Lord is mindful of his own'] [1836] J. Alfred Novello .. 69 Dean Street, Soho :: Sold by Paterson & Roy 27 George Street Edinr. :: Price 1s.6d.
The Blind Man's Bride, | Ballad, | Written by | The Honble. Mrs. Norton, | And Inscribed to The Honble Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, | The Music by | Miss A. Cowell [1839] Chappell .. 50 New Bond Street :: Sold by R. Purdie 83 Princes Str; Edinr. :: Price 2/-
Some love to roam o'er the dark sea-foam | Sung with Acclamation | by | Mr. H. Phillips, | at the | Theatre Royal Covent Garden, | The Poetry | by | Charles Mackay Esqr. | The Music by | Henry Russell [c1846] G. Walker & Son, 17 Soho Square :: Sold by Wm Michinson 42 Buchanan Street Glasgow :: Price 2/-
Oh! Why left I my Hame. | Words by | R. Gilfillan Esqr. | Melody by | P. McLeod Esqr. | Arranged, sung at the Theatre Royal Edinburgh | And Respectfully Dedicated to | Miss Mary Anne Elizabeth Kerr | by | R. Shrivall [c1840] Edinburgh Wood & Co. 12 Waterloo Place and Cramer, Addison & Beale & Monro & May Holborn Bars :: Price 2/-
Josephine to Napoleon, | A Ballad, | Written, Composed, | and respectfully Inscribed to | The Honble. Charlotte Georgiana, | Dowager Lady Bedingfeld, | by | Mrs. Onslow [1835] Mori & Lavenu's .. 28 New Bond Street :: Sold by Wm. Michinson 42 Buchanan St. Glasgow :: Price 2/-
'In Silent woe, I wander by' | Sung at various Concerts by Mr. Kroff, from Prague, Composed for | Voice and Adapted to the admired German Air | 'Der Wanderer' | by | Jno. Rhing [1842] Wessel & Co. 81 Frith Street, Soho Square :: Sold by Hamilton & Müller, Importers of Foreign Music, and Organ Builders 116 George Street Edinburgh :: Price 3s
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For voice & piano
Also: Second Catalogue of select vocal music published by Wessel & Stapleton
'Bonnie Bessie Lee' | from | Wilson's | Edition of | The Songs of Scotland | as Sung by him | in his | Entertainments on Scottish Music | at the | Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover Square | and | The Music Hall, Store Street, London [c1840] London: Printed [by John Greig, Edinburgh] for Mr. Wilson :: Price 1/-.
When time hath bereft Thee, | The Admired Song | as Sung by | Mr. H. Phillips | at the | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, | in the Grand Opera | of | Gustavus the Third | The Subject from the Overture | and arranged by | T. Cooke. | The Words by | J.R. Planché [c1846] D'Almaine & Co. Soho Square :: Pr. 2/-
I waited for the Lord. | Duett, | from | A Hymn of Praise, | Sinphonia Cantata, | No. 1 | by | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy [1841] J. Alfred Novello. 69 Dean Street, Soho :: Sold by Paterson & Roy 27 George Street Edinr. :: Pr. 2/-
pp.65-71 Plate no. 1025 Pencil 'Miss Smollett' on t.p.
Vocal score
Also: Selections from the Catalogues of J. Alfred Novello]
The Ship on Fire. | A Descriptive Scena, | The Words written by | Charles Mackay Esqre. | The Music composed & Dedicated to | T. Frith Esqre. | by Henry Russell [1837] Cramer, Addison & Beale, 201 Regent Street 67 Conduit Street :: Sold by Wm Mitchinson etc. :: Price 3/-
The Lyre and Flower. | Song | The words by | Mrs. Hemans, | The Music by | A Lady [followed by 'Oh ye voices gone – a Duett'] [c1840?] Published in aid of a Charity
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Vocal score
The music ascribed in ink on t.p. to 'Miss Forbes of Medwyn'
No. 1 of the | Vocal Music | in the Dramatic Romance of | The White Horse of the Peppers, | Performed at the | Theatre Royal Haymarket. | Written and Composed by | Samuel Lover, Esq. ['Oh! Native Music. Ballad'] [1839] Duff & Hodgson, 65, Oxford Street :: Price 2s. each
Select Airs | from | Donizetti's Admired Opera | Lucia di Lammermoor. | Arranged as Duetts for the | Harp, and Piano Forte | with ad lib Accompaniments for | Flute & Violoncello, | by | N.C. Bochsa. ['Alfin, alfin'] [1837] Mori & Lavenu, 28 New Bond Street :: Price 8/-.
The Favorite Martial Duet, | Quando di Sangue tinto | from | Donizetti's Opera | Belisario, | Arranged for the | Harp & Piano, | with Flute & Violoncello Accpts. (ad lib) | By | N.C. Bochsa [c1837] Chappell's 50 New Bond Street :: Sold by Wm. Mitchinson, 42 Buchanan St. Glasgow
Bellini's Admired Aria | 'L'Amo, ah! L'Amo.' | Sung by Signor Tamburini, in the Opera of | I Puritani, | Arranged for the | Harp and Piano Forte, | with ad lib Accomts for | Flute & Violoncello, | by | N.C. Bochsa [c1846] Addison & Hodson, 210 Regent Street, opposite Conduit Street, and 47 King Street :: Sold by Wm. Mitchinson, 42 Buchanan St. Glasgow
Strauss a Londres | Valtzes favorits de Strauss [Bk 3]. | Arrangés pour Harp, et Piano, | avec Accompagnement de | Flute, et Violoncello, | par | N.C. Bochsa [c1843] T. Boosey & Co. 28 Holles Street, Oxford Street.
Strauss a Londres | Valtzes favorits de Strauss [Bk 4]. | Arrangés pour Harp, et Piano, | avec Accompagnement de | Flute, et Violoncello, | par | N.C. Bochsa [c1844] T. Boosey & Co. 28 Holles Street, Oxford Street.
Gems de l’Opera [No. 6] | The Favorite Cavatina | 'Se Romeo', | from | Bellini's Opera | 'I Capuletti e Montecchi' | Arranged for the | Harp, & Piano Forte, | with ad lib Accmpts. for | Flute & Violoncello, | By| N.C. Bochsa [1831] Mori & Lavenu, 28 New Bond Street. :: Sold by Wm Mitchinson, 42 Buchanan St., Glasgow :: Price 4/-
Prince Charles' Lament | set to music by | a Lady | Dedicated to | The Princess Marie of Baden | Marchioness of Douglas [c1840] Patterson & Roy 27 George Street
'Give me but one hour of Scotland' - 3 staves
Published "in aid of the funds of the Committee for the Relief of the Destitution in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland"
