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Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787) German

Six symphonies Op.7: for 2 ob, 2 hn, str, bc | new ed. by R. B. Williams SpC RBW/02

Albert, Eugen (Eugene Francis Charles) d' (1864-1932) Scottish-German

Quartett [String quartet no.1] Op. 7 {Bote & Bock} Spec Coll

Angelici, Giovanni (19th-20th c.) Italian

Dallas' Italian school for the mandolin: including a selection of solos with pf accomp. {Dallas} Spec Coll

Anon./Trad.

Charlie ('Cam'ye by Atholl, lad'): Jacobite song SpC RBW/35 [2]

Loch-na-garr SpC RBW/35 [9]

Oh! Hame, hame wad I be: Jacobite song SpC RBW/35 [8]

There grows a bonny briar bush: Jacobite song SpC RBW/35 [7]

What saith this heart o' mine | [words by Susanna Blamire?] SpC RBW/35 [6]

Youth's delight on the flagelet [sic]. 3rd part (11th ed.) 1697 {John Hare} RBW/47

Armstrong, Craig (1959- Scottish

Slow movement: for string orchestra Spec Coll

Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778) English

Bacchus and Ariadne: [cantata for voice & horns, 2 violins, viola & b.c.] {John Walsh Jr } Spec Coll

Overture 3 in G {from 8 Overtures in 8 parts}: for 2 ob (flt), 2 hn (tpt), str, bc SpC RBW/14

Overture 6 in Bb {from 8 Overtures in 8 parts}: for 2 ob (flt), 2 hn (tpt), str, bc SpC RBW/13

The school of Anacreon: [cantata for voice & horns, 2 violins, viola & b.c.] {John Walsh Jr } Spec Coll

Six concertos: for org, hpd or pf w. 2 ob, 2 vn, va & bc | new ed. by R. B. Williams (1987) SpC RBW/01

Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802) English

Overture in D Op.8 no.2 | ed. R B Williams SpC RBW/05

Three concertos . . . in an easy, familiar style . . . Op. 15: for hpd, pf or org w. accomps. for 2 vn, va & vc SpC RBW/15

Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782) German

Sonata 5 in F Op.10 no.5: for vn & keybd SpC RBW/19

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) German

Concert in C moll für zwei Claviere [no.3 BWV 1062]: mit Begleitung von zwei Violinen, Viola und Continuo | ed. Wilhelm Rust {Breitkopf & Härtel} Spec Coll

Concerto in C maj BWV 1061: for 2 hpd, str, bc | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams SpC RBW/03

Konzert A-dur [Harpsichord concerto no.4 BWV 1055]: für Cembalo, Streicher und Basso Continuo {Breitkopf & Härtel} Spec Coll

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) German

Fidelio: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll

Piano trio in E-flat major Op.1 no.1 SpC RBW/24

Benatzky, Ralph (1884-1957) Czech

White Horse Inn: by Benatzky and Robert Stolz | orig. lyrics by Robert Gilbert; Eng. by Harry Graham {Chappell} Spec Coll

Berg, Alban (1885-1935) Austrian

Lulu (libr.): opera in 3 acts | words by the composer after 'Erdgeist' and 'Büchse der Pandora' by Frank Wedekind; Eng. trans. Arthur Jacobs {Universal} Spec Coll - Ger+Eng

Lulu [Acts 1 and 2]: Oper nach den Tragödien 'Erdgeist' und 'Büchse der Pandora' von Frank Wedekind, | p. red. Erwin Stein {Universal} Spec Coll

Lulu [Act 3]: Oper in drei Akten nach den Tragödien 'Erdgeist' und 'Büchse der Pandora' von Frank Wedekind | p. red. Erwin Stein {Universal} Spec Coll

Bevan-Baker, John (1926-1994) Anglo-Scottish

Tam o' Shanter: [cantata for SAB] Spec Coll - Eng

Bishop, Edith (1896-a1980) Scottish

3 songs for children | lyric & music by Edith Bishop | arr. Harry King {Austro-Scotia} Spec Coll

Boulez, Pierre (1925-2016) French

Incises (1994) {Universal} Spec Coll

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) German

Vier Gesänge Op. 17: für Frauenchor mit zwei Hörner und Harfe {Simrock} Spec Coll - Ger+Eng+Fre

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) English

Noye's Fludde (the Chester Miracle Play) Op. 59: Bbar, contr, narrator, children's choir (SATB) & chor. (TrTrTrSSS) w. prof. + children's (or amateur) orch. & org. | Anon. {Hawkes & Son} Spec Coll

War requiem Op. 66: for STBar. soli, mixed chor. + boys' chor. | words from the Missa Pro Defunctis and the poems of Wilfred Owen | voc. sc. Imogen Holst {Boosey & Hawkes} Spec Coll

Carlstedt, Jan (1926-2004) Swedish

Ballad to Stephen Foster Op.47 no.2: for mixed choir (unaccomp.) | words by Ena Bernadine Strandmark {Gehrmans} Spec Coll

Metamorphosi per archi Op. 42 {Gehrmans} Spec Coll

Missa in honorem Papae Ioannis Pauli II {MK} Spec Coll

Stråkkvartett nr 2 Op. 22 {MK} Spec Coll

[Stråkkvartett nr 4] Quartetto IV Op. 31 {MK} Spec Coll

Stråkkvartett nr 5 Op. 32 {MK} Spec Coll

[Stråkkvartett nr 6] Quartetto VI Op. 60 {MK} Spec Coll

Center, Ronald (1913-1973) Scottish

Lacrimae Spec Coll

Cima, Giovanni Paolo (c1570-1630) Italian

Sonata à 4: for treble, alto, tenor & bass instruments Spec Coll

Clarke, Jeremiah (c1670-1707) English

Suite in D: for tpt, 2 ob &c | ed. R. L. Minter & R P Block SpC RBW/29

Clerk of Penicuik, 2nd Baronet, (Sir) John (c1676-1755) Scottish

Sonata a violino solo SpC RBW/32

Cramer, Johann Baptist (1771-1858) Anglo-German

Serenade for flute, harp & piano | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams SpC RBW/17

Crawford, Robert (1925-2011) Scottish

String quartet no.3 (2008) {MK} Spec Coll

String quartet no.4 {Privately published} Spec Coll

Czerny, Carl (1791-1857) Austrian

Six fantaisies brillantes Op. 648 {Robert Cocks} Spec Coll

Dalby, Martin (1942-2018) Scottish

Laudate Dominum (MS: 1964): for ten. (or sop.) sol., SATB & org. (or orch.) | words from Psalm 150 and Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart Spec Coll - Eng

Missa Fi-Fi (MS: 1969): for 16-20 unaccomp. mixed voices & brass instruments Spec Coll - Lat

Davies, Peter Maxwell (1934-2016) English

Antarctic symphony (Symphony no.8) {Boosey & Hawkes} Spec Coll

Jimmack the Postie: [concert overture for chamber orchestra] {Chester} Spec Coll

Dillon, Shaun Hamilton (1944-2018) Anglo-Scottish

The land (some thoughts on Lewis Grassic Gibon's 'Sunset Song'): for choir [SATB] and small orchestra Spec Coll

Millenium motets (unaccompanied) Spec Coll

Sonata for oboe and piano: autograph score dated July 1969 Spec Coll

Driscoll, John (SJ) (1865-1940) English

Carols sung at Farm Street Church | sel. & arr. J. Driscoll S.J. {Privately published} Spec Coll

Dufay, Guillaume (c1397-1474) Franco-Flemish

Missa Ave regina caelorum: DCtTB score with introduction and commentary by RBW{?} Spec Coll

Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760-1812) Czech

Duet for harp & piano Op. 38 SpC RBW/18

Dyson, George (Sir) (1883-1964) English

Three rhapsodies for string quartet Op. 7 {Stainer & Bell} Spec Coll

Erskine, Thomas, Earl of Kellie (1732-1781) Scottish

Symphony in Eb | ed. R B Williams SpC RBW/07

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) French

Quintette [Piano quintet no.1 in D minor] Op. 89 {Schirmer} Spec Coll

Felton, William (1715-1769) English

Concerto 1 in A {from Six concertos for the organ or harpsichord} Op.4 no.1 SpC RBW/10

Concerto for the organ Op.7 no.4 in D | ed. Robin Langley SpC RBW/08

Finlay, D. K. (Pipe Major) (20th c.) Scottish

Hills of Perth: march for bagpipes | arr. P/M Wm Norris {Mozart Allan} Cab 21/138.9 [2]

Gabrieli, Giovanni (c1554/1557-1612) Italian

Canzon V à 7: [SSSATBB scored here for 4 trumpets & 3 trombones, with organ accomp.] Spec Coll

Gál, Hans (1890-1987) Austrian-Scottish

Improvisation, variations & finale on a theme by Mozart: for string quartet {Privately published} Spec Coll

Quartett [String quartet no.1] F-moll Op. 16 {Simrock} Spec Coll

Gow, Nathaniel (1763-1831) Scottish

Caller herring: fav. Scotch air [by Nathaniel Gow] arr. for the piano forte or harp | [words by Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne] | arr. Philip Knapton {Goulding, D'Almaine} Spec Coll

Greene, Maurice (1696-1755) English

Sonata in D major [ie Lesson 2 from A collection of lessons for the harpsichord] SpC RBW/42

The Lord will deliver the righteous: anthem for SATB & bc | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams SpC RBW/26

Grime, Helen (1981- Scottish

String quartet (2014) {Chester} Spec Coll

Haggart, Kevin Scottish

Fanfare (1995) Spec Coll

Fanfare for Mr George Stevenson (Sept 2000) Spec Coll

Fanfare for Gomel (1991): brass ensemble w. org, acc Spec Coll

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) German-British

The Alchemist: for 2 oboes (or violins) & bass Spec Coll

Nel dolce dell'oblio (Pensieri notturni di Filli): cantata for sop, flt & bc SpC RBW/25

Overture: The Alchymist: for 2 vn, 2 ob & bc | ed. Samuel Arnold SpC RBW/30

Harper, Edward James (1941-2009) English

String quartet no.2 {Privately published} Spec Coll

Harrold, Tom (1991- Scottish

Silent shores: for string quartet {Privately published} Spec Coll

Hawksworth, Donald (1930-2012) English

A Burns fantasia: for voice & orch. Spec Coll

Variations on a Scottish folk-song (MS): for solo cello & orch. Spec Coll

Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) German-Austrian

Minuet and Trio from Symphony 98 | [arr. J. P. Salomon] SpC RBW/37

Haydn, Michael (1737-1806) German-Austrian

Ave Regina: for double chorus (SATB) | ed. Alison I. Shiel {Privately published} Spec Coll

Hayes, Philip (1738-1797) English

Concerto 4 in A {from Six keyboard concertos and a sonata] SpC RBW/11

Hunting song | written by Mr Jackson Spec Coll

Hearne, John Michael (1937- Scottish

Ljod (poem): for 'cello and piano {Longship} Spec Coll

String quartet no.2 {Privately published} Spec Coll

Toccata around G Spec Coll

Horsley, William (1774-1858) English

Ye hills: a song {Birchall} Spec Coll

Inness, Peter (1946- Scottish

All this night shrill chanticleer (W. Austin) Spec Coll

'Another bagatelle' for wind quintet Spec Coll

Music for three pianos (1976) Spec Coll

Kern, Jerome David (1885-1945) American

Show Boat: musical play | lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II {Chappell} Spec Coll

King, Harry Scottish

The snow is on the mountain = Der Schnee liegt auf den Bergen: ski-song / foxtrot (orchestral version) | orig. Edith Bishop; Ger. Walt Harau {Austro-Scotia} Spec Coll

The snow is on the mountain = Der Schnee liegt auf den Bergen: ski-song | orig. Edith Bishop; Ger. Walt Harau {Austro-Scotia} Spec Coll

Lawson, Malcolm Leonard (1847-1918) Scottish

Songs of the North 3rd ed. [vol. 1]: 'gathered together from the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland' | ed. A. C. Macleod & Harold Boulton {Cramer} Spec Coll - Sco

Leifs, Jón (1899-1968) Icelandic

Quartetto 1 [String quartet no.1] 'Mors et vita' Op. 7 Spec Coll

Ligeti, György (1923-2006) Hungarian

Atmosphères: for full orchestra minus percussion {Universal} Spec Coll

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Hungarian

Am Grabe Richard Wagners S.135: for string quartet & harp ad lib. {Schott} Spec Coll

Angelus! (Prière aux anges gardiens): [for string quintet] Spec Coll

Locke, Matthew (1621-1677) English

Symphonies and choruses from 'Macbeth': p.duet | arr. T. Haigh SpC RBW/34

Long, John P (d.1950) English

Oh! It's a lovely war: [for male voice unison] | w&m J P Long & Maurice Scott {Feldman} Spec Coll

Lukáš, Zdeněk (1928-2007) Czech

Cultus amoris: [cantata written for the 1978 International Festival of Youth Orchestras (Aberdeen)] Spec Coll

MacMillan, James (1959- Scottish

Ecce sacerdos magnus [collection of photocopies]: for unison voices, trumpets & organ Spec Coll

Maldere, Pierre van (1729-1768) Belgian

Symphony n g minor Op.4 no.3 | full sc. arr. & ed. R. B. Williams SpC RBW/21

Marcello, Benedetto (1686-1739) Italian

Psalm 15 ('Lord, who shall dwell in they tabernacle?'): for sop, vn & bc | Eng. version arr. John Garth SpC RBW/27

Martini, (Padre) Giovanni Battista (1706-1784) Italian

L'ape e la serpe spesso: voc. duet (SA) w. cont. | words from Pietro Metastasio's oratorio 'La morte di Abele' SpC RBW/35 [1] - Ita

Mather, William (1756-1808) English

In early morn without delay: larghetto SpC RBW/35 [5]

McEwen, John Blackwood (Sir ) (1868-1948) Scottish

Suite of old national dances: arr. for string quartet {Joseph Williams} Spec Coll

McGuire, Edward (1948- Scottish

Quintet 2: for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano {Privately published} Spec Coll

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Austrian

The Marriage of Figaro = Le Nozze di Figaro: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll - Ger+Ita

String quartet no.22 in B-flat major, K. 589 {Lehman Foundation} Spec Coll

Munro, Alexander (18th c.) Scottish

Bony Jeane: sonata for flt & keybd SpC RBW/28

Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) German-French

La Belle Hélène: opéra bouffe | Eng. libr. added by William C. Jolly {Heugel} Spec Coll

Orr, Robert Kelmsley (Robin) (1909-2006) Scottish

Prelude and fugue: for string quartet {Privately published} Spec Coll

Paisiello, Giovanni (1740-1816) Italian

Gia il sol si cella dietro alla montagna: air chanté par Monsieur Crivelli dans L'Opéra de Nina' SpC RBW/35 [3]

Paradies, Pietro Domenico (1707-1791) Italian

Sonata 10 in D: for keybd SpC RBW/33

Park, John (Rev.) (1804-1865) Scottish

Songs | composed and in part written by the late Rev. John Park {Archibald Ramsden} Spec Coll

Parrin, I A (18th c.?) English

True friendship's the cordial of love: a favorite bacchanalian song {Bland & Weller} Spec Coll

Pleyel, Ignace (1757-1831) Austrian

Sonata 2 in G: for flt, vc & keybd SpC RBW/20

Purcell, Henry (c1659-1695) English

An elegy on the death of Matthew Locke Spec Coll - Eng

Radcliffe, Philip (1905-1986) English

Two songs (1966) | words by Christina Rossetti SpC RBW/41

Raymond, Timothy (1953- English

Dreaming of Easter: for chamber orchestra {Edition HH} Spec Coll

Dreaming of Easter: for orchestra {Edition HH} Spec Coll

Reid, (Sir) John, General (1721-1807) Scottish

Sonata no. 2 in G SpC RBW/36

Robb, Magnus S (1970- Scottish

Blood foliage: for string quartet {Privately published} Spec Coll

Ross, John (1763-1837) English

Concerto 1 in C SpC RBW/38

Concerto 5 in Bb SpC RBW/39

Duet for pianoforte Op. 26 SpC RBW/04

Ode to Charity Op. 10: [cantata for SATB soli & orch. with org or hpd accomp.] | words by John Rannie | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams (1987) from the copy in the Wighton Collection, Dundee SpC RBW/06

Ode to Charity Op. 10: [cantata for SATB soli & orch. with organ or harpsichord accomp.] | words by John Rannie | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams (1987) from the copy in the Wighton Collection, Dundee SpC RBW/45

Six concertos: for harpsichord or piano-forte, with accompaniments for two violins & a violoncello {Preston} Spec Coll

Sonata 2 in D: for vn & keybd SpC RBW/23

Ruggieri, Giovanni Maria (c1665-c1725) Italian

Taci, non mi parlar (Cantata IX from Twelve cantatas op.5, 1706): [sop./contr. w. 2 vn & bass] Spec Coll

Russell, William Sr (18th c.) English

The joys of the sport, a favorite hunting song: [voice, wind & str w. bc] {Longman & Broderip} Spec Coll

Scherrer, Nicolas (1747-1821) Swiss

Six sonates pour le clavecin ou forte piano Op. 7 {N Scherrer} Spec Coll

Sonata 1 in D Op.3 no.1: for vn & keybd SpC RBW/22

Sonata no. 1 in G {from Six sonates Op.7): for keybd & vn SpC RBW/31

Seiber, Mátyás (1905-1960) Hungarian

II. quartetto per archi [String quartet no.2] {Suvini Zerboni} Spec Coll

Shield, William (1748-1829) English

The plow boy ('A flaxen headed cow boy') SpC RBW/44

Smith, John Christopher (1712-1795) Anglo-German

Overture: The Enchanter SpC RBW/16

Stanley, (Charles) John (1712-1786) English

Concerto 1 in E {from Six concertos for the organ, harpsichord &c} Op.10 no.1 | ed. Robin Langley SpC RBW/09

Stenhammar, Wilhelm Eugen (1871-1927) Swedish

Serenad C dur (Stråkkvartett no.5) Op. 29 {Abr. Hirsch} Spec Coll

Steptoe, Roger (1953- English

Four Shakespeare sonnets (2013): for baritone and string orchestra or baritone and piano Spec Coll

Stevenson, Ronald (1928-2015) Scottish

Ballattis of love: madrigal cycle for vocal quartet [SCTB] and lute | poems by Alexander Scott (c1515-c1583) Spec Coll - Sco

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) German

Ariadne auf Naxos Op. 60: Oper In einem Aufzuge nebst einem Vorspiel (neue Bearbeitung) | von Hugo Von Hofmannsthal | arr. Otto Singer {Adolph Fürstner} Spec Coll - Ger

Elektra Op. 58: Tragödie In einem Aufzuge | von Hugo Von Hofmannsthal | arr. Otto Singer {Adolph Fürstner} Spec Coll - Ger

Tallis, Thomas (c1505-1585) English

Glory to thee my God this night: canon SpC RBW/35 [4]

Taverner, John (c1490-1545) English

Tudor Church Music vol. 1: John Taverner c.1495-1545 Part 1 {OUP} Spec Coll

Taylor, Raynor (1747-1825) English

Buxom Joan (1778): a new burletta [for SMTTB soli & small orch,] | words by T. Willet | arr. & ed. R. B. Williams (1985) from the copy at Brodie Castle SpC RBW/46

The recitatives etc in Buxom Joan: a new burletta [for SMTTB soli & small orch,] | libretto by Thomas Willet {Longman & Broderip} Spec Coll

Tessarini, Carlo (1690-1765) Italian

12 solos for a German flute, a hoboy or violin Op. 2: [with a figured bass] {Walsh} Spec Coll

Thiman, Eric Harding (1900-1975) English

Song of the homeland Spec Coll

Tocher, Gordon J M (1957- Scottish

Five poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins: for choir & orchestra {Privately published} Spec Coll

Miscellanies (Various Composers)

A collection of sacred music calculated for the use of small choirs consisting of masses, hymns, anthems &c. Vol. 1: [8 masses and 57 hymns] | sel. & arr. Rev. G. Gordon {Robert Home} Spec Coll - Lat

A collection of sacred music calculated for the use of small choirs consisting of masses, hymns, anthems &c. Vol. 2: [9 masses and 165 hymns/anthems &c, of which 18 are in English] | sel. & arr. Rev. G. Gordon {Robert Home} Spec Coll - Eng / Lat

Scots minstrelsie: a national monument of Scottish song | ed. & arr. John Greig {Jack (T.C. & E.C.)} Spec Coll

Soprano oratorio arias: 10 arias wth p. acc. by John Wustman on tape cassette {Music Minus One} Spec Coll - Misc

Wagner, Wilhelm  Richard (1813-1883) German

The Flying Dutchman: [opera] in full score | ed. Felix Weingartner {Dover} Spec Coll - Ger+Eng+Ita

Lohengrin: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll

Das Rheingold: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll

Tannhäuser: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll

Tristan und Isolde: [opera] in full score {Dover} Spec Coll

Die Walküre: [opera in full score] {Dover} Spec Coll

Weir, Judith (1954- Scottish

The big picture (2016-17) [full score]: for two choirs (unison/SATB) and instrumental ensemble {Chester} Spec Coll

The big picture (2016-17) [MS score]: for two choirs (unison/SATB) and instrumental ensemble {Chester} Spec Coll

The big picture (2016-17) [vocal score]: for two choirs (unison/SATB) and instrumental ensemble [p. red.] {Chester} Spec Coll

A Spanish liederbooklet (1988) [MS score]: [for soprano solo w. accomp.] {Chester} Spec Coll - Spa+Eng

String quartet (1990) [MS score] {Chester} Spec Coll

Wesley, Charles (1757-1834) English

Concerto 5 in g minor {from Six concertos for the organ or harpsichord} Op.2 no.5: with accomps. for 2 vn, va & vc | 2 ob & 2 hn SpC RBW/12

Williams, Roger Bevan (1943- Welsh

Seven Romanian / Hungarian dances SpC RBW/40

York, Francis L (1861-1955) American

Sonata for cello and piano (Diamond sonata) Spec Coll

 

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