Bound volume entitled 'French songs', inscribed in two hands 'Raymond Barker to Lucy Broadwood, August [18]82'; manuscript lists of contents on cover (in Lucy Broadwood's hand) and inside cover (unknown hand); and containing printed and illustrated sheet music for songs with pianoforte accompaniments. Most pieces have 'Sophie [Raymond Barker]' written on the first page.

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 176 6192/2/66
  • Dates of Creation
      c.1800 - 1830
  • Language of Material
      French
  • Physical Description
      1 volume

Scope and Content

Unless otherwise indicated, the music is published and sold by Victor Dufaut & Dubois, Paris.

Contains the following items:

'L'Ermite de St Mesmun' et 'Une Tyrolienne', nocturne à deux voix, by Lelu. Manuscript annotation 'Dufaut et Dubois';

'L'Angelus' chansonette de Mr Justin-Gensoul, music by A Romagnesi;

'Les Adieux de Marie Stuart à la France' romance historique, by Edouard Brugière;

'L'Espoir' by A Mocker;

'La Crainte et Espoir', by F Blangini (Lelu, Paris). Stamped by Lelu;

'Priez pour lui!' words by Hilaire L Sazerac, music by Louis Maresse;

'L'Esperance' by Edouard Brugiere. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Signed by L Arnaud;

'Le Solitaire': opera en trois actes, words by Mr Planard, music by Mr Carafa. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Stamped by Meysenberg, Paris;

'L'Hyacinthe' romance de Mme Desbordes-Valmore, arranged by AB Roux-Martin. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Stamped by Meysenberg, Paris;

'Dimanche dans la Plaine' nocturne à deux voix, music by Sophie Gail, words by Sophie Gay (Paris). Stamped by Charles Lafitte;

'sommeille Jeune Fleur d'Amour', nocturne à deux voix, by Lelu. Manuscript annotation 'Dufaut et Dubois';

'L'Esclave', romance de Mme Desbordes-Valmore, arranged by AB Roux-Martin. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name;

'Ayez Pitié de deux faibles enfans [sic]', trois nocturnes à deux voi, words by Charles Plantade, music by L Jadin (PH Petit, Paris, [1819?]). Stamped by PH Petit;

'Le Naufragé' ou 'La Veillée du Nègre' romance de Mme Desbordes-Valmore, arranged by AB Roux-Martin. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Stamped by L Arnaud, Lyon;

'La Fauvette', romance de Millvoye, by P Multzer. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Stamped by L Arnaud, Lyon;

'Fleurette' ou Les premiers amours de Henri IV, romance historique by Edouard Bruguiere. Dufaut et Dubois sticker obscures printer's name. Stamped by L Arnaud, Lyon;

'La Plus Jolie', a favourite romance … composed and sung with distinguished approbation at the New Argyll Rooms … by Mlle Rosalbina de Münck (Royal Harmonic Institution, London);

L'Amitié, L'Amour et le Vin, trio célèbre, by Gaveaux le Pere (G Walker, London);

'Le Troubadour du Tage' by Pollet (Chappell & Co, London);

'Ni Jamais Ni Toujours', music by Mlle Delieu, arranged by Mme Gail, words by Le Comte de Laborde (Philippe Petit, Paris);

'Tout Bas!' ou 'Le Vrai Bonheur', set to music by Camille Pleyel (Ignace Pleyel & fils ainé, Paris). Stamped by I Pleyel;

'Je Pense a Toi' by Mme Caroline Martainville (Birchall & Co, London);

'Tout est joyeux dans la nature' by CM Sola (Birchall & Co, London, [1820?]);

'Adiuex de Raoul de Coucy a la Dame de Fayel' by Felix Blangini (Rt Birchall, London);

'Montagne! Montagne!' French song arranged … by Begrez (Chappell & Co, London, [1825?]);

'La Jeune et Sensible Isabelle' by Mme Sophie Gail (Rt Birchall, London, [1815]).