Collection of printed music and books, including English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish popular and folk music, and Hebrew, Russian and Eskimo [Inuit] music and song books

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 176 2185/LEB/4
  • Dates of Creation
      c.1710 - 1926
  • Language of Material
      English Gaelic
  • Physical Description
      114 items

Scope and Content

Comprises the following items:

2185/LEB/4/ English popular and folk music. c.1710-1923

2185/LEB/4/1-2 Packet marked in Lucy Broadwood's hand: '2 old French Books of Airs, Chansons Choisies and Recueil D'Airs d'Opera'. Contains Airs Notés de Quatre Volumes De Chansons Choisies (London, 1784) and 4me Recueil D'Airs D'Opera & Opera Comique arrangés pour deux flutes par C Stumpff (Paris, France, nd [?18th cent])

2185/LEB/4/3 Packet marked in Lucy Broadwood's hand: 'Ballad Operas: (a) Poor Soldier (b) Spectre Bridge. Contre danses Francoises (ms)'; and 'Megan Oh Oh Megan Ee', 'the favourite duett & trio', from 'The Castle Spectre as now … at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The words by GM Lewis. The Music by Michael Kelly', printed for J Dale, 16 Cornhill, London. [The Castle Spectre opened at the Theatre Royal, 14 Dec 1797. Publication date suggested by the British Library catalogue: 1798]

2185/LEB/4/4 'The Poor Soldier: A Comic Opera as performed with universal applause at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, selected and composed by William Shield,' printed by J Bland, 15 Holborn, London. Lucy Broadwood's annotation on cover: 'from the music of Mrs Henry Dawkins inherited by Miss Dawkins at Bournemouth'. [Date suggested by the British Library catalogue: 1782.] [William Shield (1748-1829) wrote The Poor Soldier in 1782 or 1783, using folk songs sung to him by his Irish librettist, John O'Keeffe. From the 1780s onwards, Shield collaborated with the folk song collector and antiquarian, Joseph Ritson]. [1782]

2185/LEB/4/5 German manuscript copy (18th cent -19th cent) of 'Contredanses Francoises arrangées pour Clavecin' According to Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotations, she was given this book (with -/4/3-4) by the cousins of Miss M Dawkins of Bournemouth in Sep 1917. Frank Kidson had it bound for her but was unable to trace the source of the collection amongst his own library. She quotes his conclusions as to its possible origins; he supposes the tunes to be of French origin, published 1770s by an assortment of dancing masters: 'They must have been very popular at the County Assembly balls & in London'. nd [1770s]

2185/LEB/4/6 Recueil de Ranz-De-Vaches et de Chansons Nationales de la Suisse avec musique, (3rd edition, Burgdorfer, Berne, 1818)

2185/LEB/4/7 'Galanty Show: The Broken Bridge', a penny theatre set containing a coloured stage front, full set of characters and a printed script [A galanty, gallanty or galantee, show is 'A shadow pantomime produced by throwing shadows of miniature figures on a wall or screen' (Oxford English Dictionary)]. nd [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/8 Old English Songs as now sung by the Peasantry of the Weald of Surrey and Sussex and collected by one who has learnt them by hearing them sung every Christmas from early childhood by the Country People who go about to the Neighbouring Houses singing, or wassailing as it is called at that season. The airs are set to music exactly as they are now sung, to rescue them from oblivion and to afford a specimen of genuine old English Melody ... harmonized for the collector in 1843 [Lucy's manuscript annotation: 'Revd John Broadwood'] by G A Dusart, Organist to the Chapel of Ease at Worthing (Balls & Co, London, [1847]) Manuscript annotation on front cover: 'BD Lyall 1878 to LEB 1888' and manuscript dedication on title page: 'Margaret Jean Broadwood from her affectionate Brother John' [For Rev John Broadwood's manuscript annotated proofs, publisher's letter, and Dusart's Manuscript score, 1847, see 2185/-]. 1847

2185/LEB/4/9 The Beggars Opera, by John Gay, the music chiefly consisting of Old Ballad Tunes selected by Dr Pepusch. Newly arranged with pianoforte accompaniments by John Barnett, published by Cramer, Beale & Co, London. [The Beggar's Opera was first performed on 29 Jan 1728. John Barnett (1802-1890) arranged and composed operas and burlettas, c.1828-onwards. Publication date given by the British Library catalogue for this version: 1858.]

2185/LEB/4/10 Albyn's Anthology; or, a select collection of the melodies and vocal poetry peculiar to Scotland & the Isles, hitherto unpublished, volume 1 Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotation inside cover: 'LE Broadwood from F Kidson July 1908'. According to Frank Kidson's manuscript notes pasted inside the cover, this is the 1st of a 2 volume anthology collected by Alexander Campbell, Scottish historian, musician and poet, and published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, in 1816. This is corroborated by an entry in the British Library catalogue. Kidson has annotated several pages. 1816

2185/LEB/4/11-23 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'stray leaves of the 'Musical Magazine' and Mr Kidson's notes thereon. Also advice for repairing old books'. Containing an undated letter from Frank Kidson to Lucy Broadwood enclosing the repaired 'Universal Harmony Sheet' [no longer present], and a sample of the paper he used for the repair. From his letter, it appears that the following song-sheets were removed from the Universal Harmony Sheet during the conservation process. Kidson believes that they originally came from The Musical Magazine by Mr Oswald and others, printed by J Coote, Paternoster Row, London, c.1761; 10 printed song sheets for the following: 'Belinda', 'The Feather'd Songsters', 'Comfort in Distress', 'Polly's Charms', 'The Heroic Fair', 'Spring', 'The Praise of Bacchus', 'The Lily of the Vale', 'On a Bee Stifled in Honey' and an untitled song. [c.1761] x 1926

2185/LEB/4/24 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'Kerr's 'Merry Melodies' 3 books. Also Publisher's Song-Lists (Popular Eng Song)'; and 'Yellow Catalogue' of vocal music published by Edwin Ashdown, London. Lucy's manuscript annotation: 'keep for identifying English Songs'. This packet also originally contained -/4/25-35. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/25 List of Cheap Music sold by [printed], 'Paxton' added in Lucy Broadwood's hand. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/26 'Songs of the Day', printed catalogue of the principal popular songs of all publishers selected from the stock of Joseph Williams Ltd, 32 Great Portland Street, London. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/27-28 Kerr's Collection of Merry Melodies for the Violin, books 1 and 2 (James S Kerr, Glasgow). [Publication date suggested by the British Library catalogue: c.1920]

2185/LEB/4/29 Kerr's Collection of the Pretty Tunes of All Nations arranged for the violin (James S Kerr, Glasgow). [Publication date suggested by the British Library catalogue: 1920]

2185/LEB/4/30 'Bayley and Ferguson's Catalogue of Popular Music, Albums, Organ and Pianoforte Music, Action Songs etc'. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/31/1-2 Printed catalogues of 'The Royal Edition of Song Books and Operatic Albums' published by Boosey & Co, London & New York. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/32 Printed catalogue of 'The Imperial Edition of Song Books and the Rhythmic Series' published by Boosey & Co, London & New York. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/33 Printed catalogue of 'Albums and Miscellaneous volumes of songs, duets and quartets' published by Boosey & Co, London & New York. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/34 Printed catalogue of 'Standard Works and Cheap Editions' published by Boosey & Co, London & New York. nd [?early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/35 Folk Songs (Various): set III, collected and arranged by Cecil J Sharp, Book 212 in 'Novello's School Songs' series, edited by WG McNaught. 1909

2185/LEB/4/36 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'Old Sheet Music connected with Traditional Songs'; and A Favourite Collection of Songs by Mr Arrowsmith, Mrs Weichsell, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Kennedy at Vaux-Hall Gardens composed by James Hooke, printed for S, A & P Thompson, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1785. Manuscript annotation by Lucy on p.12. This packet also originally contained -/4/37-41. 1785 x 1929

2185/LEB/4/37 Words and music of the song 'Ben of Sheerness, A Favourite Sea Song' by James Hook and Maj Topham, printed for A Bland & Weller, Oxford Street, London with manuscript annotations by Lucy Broadwood. [Publication date, according to the British Library catalogue: [1797?]]

2185/LEB/4/38 Printed sheet music for 'May Eve or Kate of Aberdeen' sung by Mr Hudson at Ranelagh and Miss Polly Young at Vauxhall, set by Mr Battishall, no.13 in a collection. [Publication date, according to the British Library catalogue: [1765?]]

2185/LEB/4/39 Printed sheet music for 'The Beggar & the Queen', with manuscript music in Frank Kidson's hand attached. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/40 Printed sheet music for 'There's Nae Luck About the House: a favourite Scotch song'. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/41 Printed sheet music for 'The Oxford Ramble', published by T Skillern, St Martin's Lane, London [Publication date, according to the British Library catalogue: [1780?]]

2185/LEB/4/42 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'Printed Songs, Old and New connected with Traditional Songs'; and 'Young Randal', poetry by Robert Chambers, music by Lady John Scott, (Joseph Williams, Berners Street, London, nd [mid 19th cent?]) This packet also originally contained -/4/43-64. [?19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/43 'An Ancient Carol for May Day' harmonised and arranged for the pianoforte by JT Frye, noted by Thomas Wright, 1857 (Joseph Williams, Cheapside, London, nd). [?1857]

2185/LEB/4/44 'Botany Bay', the celebrated song from Little Jack Sheppard written by HP Stephens and W Yardley, arranged by W Meyer Lutz (Joseph Williams, Great Portland Street, London). Manuscript annotation by Lucy Broadwood. [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/45 'The Farmer's Boy', with accompaniment by Herbert Daykin (Howard & Co, London). Manuscript annotation by Lucy Broadwood and Frank Kidson. [Publication date, according to the British Library catalogue: [1879]]

2185/LEB/4/46 'Reed Robin', words by Robert Anderson, music arranged by William Metcalfe, part of the 'Songs of Cumberland' series (W Metcalfe, Carlisle, Cumberland). Manuscript annotation by Lucy Broadwood. [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/47 'The Turmet Hoer or The Fly on the Turmuts', a Gloucestershire song arranged by WR Wheatley (Phillips & Page, Oxford Market, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/48 'I wish I were on Yonder Hill', old Irish melody composed by Joseph Robinson, sung by Mme Albani [1847-1930], (John Blockley, Argyll Street, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/49 'Plymouth Sound', words by G Clifton Bingham, music by WH Jude, (Wickins & Co, New Bond Street, London). Copyright stamped. [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/50 'There is a Tavern in the Town', arranged by Charles S Hall (W Paxton, Oxford Street, London). Manuscript annotation by Lucy Broadwood and Frank Kidson. [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/51 'The Keys of Heaven', from English County Songs vocal duet arranged by H Wright Greaves (Morley & Co, Great Portland Street, London). Copyright stamped. 5 duplicate copies. 1908

2185/LEB/4/52 'The White Cockade sung … by Mr Woulds at the Theatres Royal, Bath and Bristol, and written and arranged for the pianoforte by Charles Cummins' (Edwin Ashdown, London). [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/53 'The Farmer's Boy, old English ditty … with new accompaniments by JB Waldeck' (Joseph Williams, Great Portland Street, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/54 'The Green Bushes' written by JB Buckstone, composed by FW Fitzwilliam (B Williams, Paternoster Row, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/55 'The Best of Friends Must Part (There is a Tavern in the Town)', arranged by Charles O'Malley (John Blockley, Argyll Street, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/56 'When Joan's Ale was New', written by Thomas D'Ursey, arranged by JL Hatton (John Blockley, Argyll Street, London). [late 19th cent -early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/57 'Well Away Cruel Barbara Allen', sung by Master Welsh at the Vauxhall Gardens, composed by Mr Hook, (A Bland & Weller, Oxford Street, London). [Publication date suggested by the British Library Catalogue: [1797]]

2185/LEB/4/58 Engraved song sheet for 'The Mousetrap, made to a comical tune in the country wake'. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/59 Engraved song sheet for 'The Wedding or the Farmers Holliday, a new song the words made to a pleasant tune by Mr D'urfey' [Thomas Durfey adopted an apostrophe to his name in 1693]. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/60 Engraved song sheet for 'A Song in the Play called the Richmond Heiress, the words by Mr Durfey sung by Mr Bowman' [Thomas Durfey wrote The Richmond Heiress in 1693]. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/61 Song sheet for 'The Irish Disappointment', engraved by Cross [Publication date suggested by British Library catalogue: [1710]]

2185/LEB/4/62 Engraved song sheet for 'Apollo's Advice'. nd [?18th cent]

2185/LEB/4/63 Printed song sheet for 'Melton Oysters', printer's mark 'Str:&Sk:' [possibly Straight & Skillern, of London, trading: 1766-1777. Source: The London book trades, 1775-1800, a preliminary checklist of members (Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History)]. [1766 x 1777]

2185/LEB/4/64 Printed song sheet for 'Hunting the Hare', printer's mark 'CTS' arranged in triangle. [Possibly Charles & Samuel Thompson, London, trading: c.1763-1776. Source: The London book trades, 1775-1800, a preliminary checklist of members (Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History)]. [1763 x 1776]

2185/LEB/4/65-73 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'rough copies of tunes taken down in Surrey etc by LEB' containing manuscript music in Lucy's hand of songs collected in Surrey, Sussex and Scotland, with names, ages and residence of singers, c.1901-1906. Also manuscript music of 'Dirge, Melrose Abbey, 1847' [hand unknown]. 1847-1906

2185/LEB/4/74-76 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'printed folk song settings by Percy Grainger'. Contains 'Brigg Fair', 'I'm Seventeen Come Sunday' and 'Marching Tune' (Forsyth Bros Ltd, London). The first two are autographed by Percy Grainger, 1906

2185/LEB/4/77-104 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'ms harmonised folk songs for lectures, LEB's and RVW's', containing printed and manuscript music, in Ralph Vaughan Williams', Lucy's and an unknown hand [Barbara Craster's?], of folk songs, giving the county in which it was sung. [early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/105 Four Irish Dances, composed by C Villiers Stanford, arranged for piano by Percy Grainger. Two copies, both autographed by Grainger. 1907
2185/LEB/4/106 British Folk Music Settings Series: 'Shepherd Hey' (no.4), 'Irish Tune from County London Derry' (no.6) and 'Died for Love' (no.10), arranged by Percy Grainger, (Schott & Co, London). 'Died For Love' autographed by Grainger, 1912. 1911-1912

2185/LEB/4/107 'Died for Love', a [hectograph?] copy of Percy Grainger's manuscript arranged for woman's voice and 4 flutes, autographed by Grainger, 1907 (see -/1/87). c.1907

2185/LEB/4/108 Packet labelled by Lucy Broadwood: 'Old Hymn and Carol Collections by Woodward and Massé'; and The Cowley Carol Book compiled and arranged by the Rev GR Woodward (AR Mowbray & Co Ltd, London, revised & enlarged edition, 1909). This packet also originally contained -/4/109-111. 1909

2185/LEB/4/109 'A Book of Old Carols' edited by HJLJ Massé and Charles Kennedy Scott, (Breitkopf & Härtel, London, 1907). Lucy's manuscript annotation on flyleaf: 'From Mrs Moro Aug 3d 1908'. 1907-1908

2185/LEB/4/110-111 Songs of Syon: … Authentick forms of the Early English & French Psalm Tunes & of … German Chorales, ed. Rev GR Woodward (2nd edition, Schott & Co, London, 1904); also Songs of Syon: additional hymns (Schott & Co, London, [1904])

2185/LEB/4/112 Printed song sheet of 'XVI Century Prayer' arranged by WR Pullein (Novello & Co, London) [according to the British Library catalogue, Novello's published a Welsh language version of this prayer by William Rose Pullein in 1927]. nd [?1920s]

2185/LEB/4/113 No.1 in the series Diocesan Music for Congregational Singing, edited by Royle Shore. Printed organ and vocal accompaniment for 'Merbecke's holy communion service, 1550, with Scottish supplement' (Novello & Co, 1926)

2185/LEB/4/114 At the Court of Queen Anne: twenty easy pieces by English court composers and others, edited by JA Fuller Maitland (J&W Chester Ltd, London, 1923)

2185/LEB/4/115 Chappell's Music Magazine, ed. by Edward E Rimbault, containing 13 songs of Shakespeare set to music by Purcell, Arne, Bishop, Schubert (Chappell & Co, London, [1861]). [According to the British Library catalogue, this was no.47 in the series, published in 1861]

2185/LEB/4/116 The Concert Song Folio: a collection of 106 popular and classical songs arranged for pianoforte with sol-fa notations (Bayley & Ferguson, London). nd [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/117 Arias, Ballads, Bravuras etc, composed by Sir Henry Bishop (Boosey & Co, London) [According to the British Library catalogue, No.76 of Boosey's Musical Cabinet series, 1861]

2185/LEB/4/118 Songs of Britain: 'a collection of 100 … national songs selected and edited by Frank Kidson and Martin Shaw' (copyright stamped, M Shaw), with a Boosey & Co compliments slip annotated 'sent by request of Mr Kidson' [Publication date suggested by British Library catalogue: 1913]

2185/LEB/4/119 Old English Dances, edited by Frank Kidson, (William Reeves, London, 1890) and inscribed 'Miss Lucy E Broadwood with Frank Kidson's compliments, Jan 1892'. Also manuscript annotations by Lucy Broadwood. 1890-1892

2185/LEB/4/120 The Minstrelsy of England: 'a collection of 200 English songs … from the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century', edited and arranged by Alfred Moffat, supplemented with historical notes by Frank Kidson (Bayley & Ferguson, London, 1901). Manuscript annotations by Lucy Broadwood. 1901 x 1929

2185/LEB/4/121 Choral Variations upon English Folk Songs, opus 23, by Rutland Boughton, (William Reeves, London, 1907). First performed at the Leeds Festival, 1907, based on songs from English County Songs, eds. Lucy Broadwood and JA Fuller Maitland, 1893

2185/LEB/4/122 Dances of the Olden Time, arranged and edited by Alfred Moffat and Frank Kidson (Bayley & Ferguson, London, 1912). Includes Frank Kidson's illustrated essay, 'Old Folk Dancing', and his manuscript dedication to Lucy Broadwood. 1912

2185/LEB/4/123 Folk Songs from Sussex, 11 songs arranged by George Butterworth (Augener Ltd, London, 1912). Four were collected by Francis Jekyll of Munstead House, Godalming. Includes printed list of Butterworth's other compositions published by Augener Ltd. 1912

2185/LEB/4/124 Eight Studies on English Folk Songs for Pianoforte, by Alfred M Hale (Novello & Co Ltd, London, [1914 according to British Library catalogue]). Presented to Lucy Broadwood by Alfred Hale

2185/LEB/4/125-126 Folk Songs from the Eastern Counties, collected and set with an accompaniment by R Vaughan Williams, book II in the Folk Songs of England series, edited by Cecil J Sharp (Novello & Co Ltd, London, 1908). 2 copies, -/125 includes Vaughan Williams' manuscript dedication to Lucy Broadwood. 1908

2185/LEB/4/127 Folk Songs from Hampshire, collected by George B Gardiner, book III in the Folk Songs of England series, edited by Cecil J Sharp (Novello & Co Ltd, London, 1909)

2185/LEB/4/128 Folk Songs from Sussex collected by W Percy Merrick, book V in the Folk Songs of England series, edited by Cecil J Sharp (Novello & Co Ltd, London, 1912). Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotations 'LEB from RVW' 1912

2185/LEB/4/129 Second Selection of Standard English Songs arranged by JT Stone. nd [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/130 Five English Folk Songs: 'The Dark Eyed Sailor', 'The Spring-Time of the Year', 'Just as the Tide was Flowing', 'The Lover's Ghost', 'Wassail Song', choral arrangement by R Vaughan Williams (Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, 1913)

2185/LEB/4/131 Bundle of Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotated proofs for English County Songs. The loose pages are not in order. c.1892-1893

2185/LEB/4/132 'When Trees Did Bud', old Scotch words set to music by Lucy Broadwood (Boosey & Co, London, 1893). 36 duplicate copies, all copyright stamped. 1893

2185/LEB/4/133/1-2 'The Mummers' Carol' set to pianoforte accompaniment by CA Lidgey (Boosey & Co, London, 1906). Lidgey's Manuscript dedication reads: 'A woman can be beautiful / in spite of her apparel;/ and so I hope my counterpoints / won't spoil 'the Mummers' Carol', with all best Christmas wishes from C A Lidgey 1906'. Encloses manuscript copy of the arrangement, made by Lidgey and dedicated to Lucy Broadwood, nd. The 'Mummer's Carol' was originally collected in Sussex by Lucy and the words are her copyright. 1906

2185/LEB/4/134 'The Golden Vanity', a folk song set for bass voice and piano by H Balfour Gardiner (Goodwin & Tabb, London, 1908). Copyright stamped. 1908

2185/LEB/4/135 Three Studies on Cornish Folk Songs for Violin and Piano, by Alfred M Hale: 'The Three Knights from the West', 'Adam and Eve' and 'The Forey' (Weekes & Co, London, [1908] according to British Library catalogue).

2185/LEB/4/ Scottish music 1810-1906

2185/LEB/4/136 Part First of the Complete Repository of Original Scots Slow Strathspeys and Dances (the Dances arranged as Medleys) for the Harp, Pianoforte, Violin, Violoncello etc, humbly dedicated to Her Grace the Duchess of Gordon by Niel Gow & Sons, signed 'Nathl Gow' (printed by Gow & Shepherd, Edinburgh, sold by John Gow, London, [1810] according to British Library catalogue)

2185/LEB/4/137 The Scottish Students Song Book, published for the Scottish Students Song Book Committee Ltd (Bayley and Ferguson, London, nd). Introduction by JS Blackie, 1891, editors' preface by M Patrick, W Nelson, JM Bulloch and A Stodart Walker, 1897. Bookseller's stamp, C Taphouse & Son, Oxford, '24 May 1906'. [1897] x 1906

2185/LEB/4/138 4 Scottish Songs (Fife Music Festival): 'Lord Ronald'; 'Ca' the Ewes to the Knowes', arr. by Lucy Broadwood; 'Duncan Gray' and 'The Piper of Dundee' both arranged by Graham Peel. Printed song sheet. [early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/ Welsh folk music 1914

2185/LEB/4/139 Folk Songs collected in Flintshire and the Vale of Clwyd by Mrs Herbert Lewis, accompaniments by Miss Morfydd Owen (Hughes & Son, Wrexham, [1914]). Includes loose TS translations of the Welsh language songs. Printer's label reads: 'this book was written and printed before the War. Any profit ... will be sent to the Prince of Wales' Fund'. [1914]

2185/LEB/4/140 Alawon Gwerin Mon (Folk Songs from Anglesey) by Grace Gwyneddon Davies, English translations by Robert Bryan (Welsh Publishing Co, Caernarvon, [1914] according to British Library catalogue). Manuscript dedication by Grace Gwyneddon Davies. Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotations, p.12 [1914]

2185/LEB/4/ Irish music 1796-1910

2185/LEB/4/141-142 'Hempson: The Harper of Magilligan, County of L'Derry', portrait engraving from an original drawing by E Scriven, published by E Bunting, London, Nov 1809; and cover page of Bunting's General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland .... vol 1, (Clementi & Co, London, 1809). Manuscript [autograph?] annotation on cover: 'HF Broadwood, Lyne' and in Lucy's hand, 'to Lucy 1888' Both items have probably been detached from -/144 1809-1888

2185/LEB/4/143 A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music containing a variety of Admired Airs never before published and also the compositions of Conolan and Carolan collected from the harpers etc in the different provinces of Ireland and adapted for the piano-forte with a Prefatory Introduction by Edward Bunting, vol 1 (W Power & Co, Westmoreland Street, Dublin). According to Lucy Broadwood's manuscript annotation inside cover, this was Henry Fowler Broadwood's copy, passed to Lucy in 1888. A manuscript note, attributed to the Rev TR O'Flahertie, suggests the following publication dates: vol.1, 1796; vol.2, 1809; & vol.3, 1840 [1796]

2185/LEB/4/144 A general collection of the ancient music of Ireland, arranged for the piano-forte; some of the most admired melodies are adapted for the voice, to poetry chiefly translated from the Original Irish Songs by Thomas Campbell esq and other poets: to which is prefixed a historical & critical dissertation on the Egyptian, British and Irish Harp by Edward Bunting, vol.1 (Clementi & sons, London, 1809). Back cover reads: 'Bunting's General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland including the compositions of O'Caghan, Conalon and Carolan, with a dissertation on the Egyptian, British and Irish Harp: vol.1' (Clementi & Sons, London, 1809) Includes manuscript annotations by Lucy Broadwood. Front cover is missing and is probably -/142

2185/LEB/4/145 The Ancient Music of Ireland arranged for the Pianoforte to which is prefixed a dissertation on the Irish Harp and Harpers including an account of the old Melodies of Ireland by Edward Bunting (Hodges & Smith, Dublin, 1840). Manuscript [autograph?] annotation on cover: 'HF Broadwood, 40 Bryanstone Square' and Bertha M Broadwood's hand 'BM Broadwood from her father, 1855'. 1840

2185/LEB/4/146 Bundle wrapper and label, marked 'Irish Folk Songs', made from galley proofs of the Folk Song Society Journal no.14. Includes 'the Preservation of Folk Song and Folk Lore in Denmark' by Barbara M Craster and obituary of Dr George B Gardiner (d.Jan 1910). Bundle originally contained -/4/146-149. [1910?]

2185/LEB/4/147 An Londubh by Maighréad ni Annaghain and Séamus Clainndioluin, (Connrad na Ghaedilghe, Dublin, 1904). Book of Irish songs, written in Gaelic

2185/LEB/4/148 Songs of Uladh, collected and arranged by Padraig mac Aodh O'Neill; words and illustrations by Seosamh mac Cathmhaoil (W & G Baird, Belfast, 1904). Written in English

2185/LEB/4/149 Irish Country Songs, edited, arranged and for the most part collected by Herbert Hughes (Boosey & Co, London, 1909)

2185/LEB/4/150 'The Bunting Collection of Irish Folk Music and Songs' edited from the original MSS by DJ O'Sullivan, published by the Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, London, vols XXII-XXIII, Dec 1926, with the aid of the Feis Ceoil Association, Dublin, 1927 (Cahill & Co, Dublin, 1927)

2185/LEB/4/ Hebrew music 1815-1896

2185/LEB/4/151 Traditional Hebrew Melodies chanted in the synagogue and the home arranged for pianoforte by E Pauer (Augener & Co, London. Lucy's manuscript note on cover: 'Lucy Broadwood from writer Ap '96' and her annotations throughout. [1896?]

2185/LEB/4/152/1 A Selection of Hebrew Melodies, Ancient and Modern … arranged by I Nathan, the poetry written expressly for the composer by Lord Byron, no.1 (published by J Fentum, 98 Strand, London; printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, London). Lucy's manuscript note on title page 'LEB, bought for 3d, 1897'. [According to British Library catalogue, 1st edition published in 1815, followed by 2nd edition, 1825] [1815 x 1825?]

2185/LEB/4/152/2 A Selection of Hebrew Melodies, Ancient and Modern … arranged by I Nathan, the poetry written expressly for the composer by Lord Byron, no.2 (printed by J & C Adlard, Bartholomew Close, London, 'for the proprietors'). [According to British Library catalogue, 1st edition published in 1815, followed by 2nd edition, 1825] [1815 x 1825?]

2185/LEB/4/ Russian and Eskimo [Inuit] songbooks. 1905-1911

2185/LEB/4/153 The Eskimo Music by Hyalmar Thuren and William Thalbitzer containing 2 articles from Meddelelser om Grønland: 'On the Eskimo Music' and 'Melodies from East Greenland', (Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1911). Sent to Lucy Broadwood by Hjalmar Thuren. 1911

2185/LEB/4/154-155 The first series of The Peasant Songs of Great Russia, collected by Eugenie Lineff (St Petersburg, Russia, 1905); and advertisement for the second series of the same, 1911. 1905-1911

2185/LEB/4/156 Printed sheet music for 'The Irish Girl' used as wrapper for -/153-155. [early 20th cent]

2185/LEB/4/ Music of classical composers. 1847-1924

2185/LEB/4/157 Das Wohltemperirtes Klavier, JS Bach, (Peters, Leipzig, Germany; bookseller's stamp, G Musgrove, Harrogate, Yorkshire). nd [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/158 Printed song sheet: '25 vocal exercises founded on Bach's Mass in B Minor' by Gertrude Sichel and R Vaughan Williams (Stainer & Bell, London, 1924)

2185/LEB/4/159 Ludwig Van Beethoven's Sämmtliche Lieder und Gesänge mit Pianofortebegleitung, Collection Litolff (sold by Enoch & Sons, London). Many manuscript annotations by Lucy Broadwood. nd [19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/160 Drei Intermezzi für Pianoforte von Johannes Brahms op.117 (N Simrock, Berlin, Germany, 1892)

2185/LEB/4/161 Clavierstücke von Johannes Brahms op.118 (N Simrock, Berlin, Germany, 1893)

2185/LEB/4/162 Symphonien von Josef Haydn fur Pianoforte Zu 4 Händen, arranged by Hugo Ulrich, vol.2 (CF Peters, Leipzig, Germany). Manuscript note on cover 'Lucy Broadwood from Alice & Agatha, 1884' [c.1884]

2185/LEB/4/163 Symphonien von Josef Haydn fur Pianoforte Zu 4 Händen, arranged by Hugo Ulrich, vol.1 (CF Peters, Leipzig, Germany). nd [late 19th cent?]

2185/LEB/4/164 Lieder öhne Worte for the Pianoforte by F Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 'the only complete Edition' (Novello, Ewer & Co, London). [late 19th cent]

2185/LEB/4/165 Ten Purcell duets for piano arranged from 'Dioclesian' by Geoffrey Shaw (Joseph Williams, London, 1922), dedicated in preface to Lucy Broadwood. Shaw's autograph manuscript dedication to Lucy is on the front cover, Jun 1922

2185/LEB/4/166/1-2 An Introduction to Harmony and Thorough-Bass with example and exercises by John Goss, parts 1-2 (Cramer, Beale & Co, London, [1847]). Part 1: Front cover signed by J Goss and manuscript annotation 'Mary S Broadwood'. Part 2: Front cover signed by J Goss [1847]

2185/LEB/4/167 Cutting from L'Union Agricole et Maritime: Organe Republicain Democratique et Regionaliste de L'Ouest'. The article entitled 'Les exemples d'Outre-Mer: un recueil de chants populaires gallois', ['Overseas examples: a collection of popular Welsh songs'] is marked in blue pencil. The article is a review of a collection Welsh songs collected by Mrs Herbert Lewis of Wrexham and published in Aug 1914. 21 Feb 1915

2185/LEB/4/168 Sheet of unidentified printed piano music, paper mark CGR. nd [late 19th cent?]

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