Contains the following items:
'Le Retour de la Tyrollienne', words by Mr Loraux de Ronsière, music by Mme Malibran nee Garcia (Pacini);
'Laissez moi danser', by Mr de Fourcy (Savaresse Sarra);
'Laissez-moi Pleurer, ma Mère', words by Mme C***, music by Edouard Brugière (Ch. Petit);
Two songs from Guillaume Tell, opera en quatre actes, by G Rossini, arranged for pianoforte by Niedermeyer (E Troupenas; and Goulding & D'Almaine, London [c.1830]). Stamped by E Troupenas;
'Couplets' from Les Deux Nuits, opera comique, words by Messrs Bouilly and Scribe, music by A Boieldieu (Janet et Cotelle; Goulding & D'Almaine, London);
'Priere' from Le Comte Ory, opera by Rossini (E Troupenas [c.1829]). Stamped by E Troupenas;
'Tyrolienne', 'Ballade' and 'Couplets' from La Fiancee, opera comique en trois actes, words by Mr Scribe, music by DFE Auber (E Troupenas; and Goulding & D'Almaine, London). Stamped by E Troupenas. Manuscript annotation 'de Paris, 1830';
'Couplets', 'Le Gondolier' and 'Tyrolienne' from 'Le Brigand Napolitan' words by Messrs Desforges and Adolphe, music by Doche (Savaresse Sarra);
'Le Matelot', words by Mr ***, music by Mme P du Chambge (Ignace Pleyel & fils ainé). Stamped by Pleyel. Manuscript annotation on back of sheet 'Mr James Broadwood, Bryanston Square no.46';
'Il m'attend', words by Mme Desbordes-Valmore, music by Mme P du Chambge (Ignace Pleyel & fils ainé). Manuscript annotation on back of sheet 'Miss Wisley, too high for females';
'Vive L'Italie' from Le Dilletante D'Avignon, music by F Halevy (Maurice Schlesinger). Stamped by Schlesinger;
'La Voix de ce qu'on aime', by Amedee de Beauplan (J Meissonnier). Stamped by Meissonnier;
'Le Lecon Tyrollienne' by Amedee de Beauplan (J Meissonnier);
'Romance' 'sicilienne' and 'Couplets' from Robert le Diable, words by Messrs Scribe and Delavigne, music by G Meyerbeer (Maurice Schlesinger);
'La Chapelle de Guillaume Tell', tyrolienne a deux voix, words by Betorne, music by Edouard Brugiere (J Meissonnier). Stamped by Meissonnier;
A Fourth Bolero for two voices and Bollero for two voices, both with an accompaniment for the Spanish Guitar, by P Verini (JB Cramer, Addison & Beale, London). The 'Bollero' is initialled 'PV';
'Giorno d'orrore e di contente', duet from La Semiramide, by Rossini (Birchall & Co, London [1820s]);
'Une nuit a Venise' barcarole by Auguste Lebrac and Edouard Magner (Janet & Cotelle);
'Emma', Tyrolienne by Ulric Guttinger and Auguste Panseron (Schonenberger). Stamped by Schonenberger;
'Ronde des Faneuses', words by Edouard d'Anglemont, music by Pauline Duchambge (J Frey). Stamped by Frey;
'Le Klephte' by A Betourne and Theodore Labarre (E Troupenas). Stamped by Troupenas;
'Le Retour en Bretagne', words by E Souvestre, music by Mme Pauline Duchambge (Ph. Petit);
'Ecoutons encor les nobles sons du cor' words by E Barateau, music by A Panseron (Schonenberger). Stamped by Schonenberger;
'Son lungi e non mi brami' by M de Ledesma (T Boosey & Co, London);
'Al dolce guidami Castel natio', aria sung by Mme Pasta … in Anna Bolena by Donizetti (Lonsdale & Mills, London, [1831]);
'Soave Immagine D'Amor' in the opera Andronico by Mercadante (Birchall & Co, London, [1820s]);
'A Nice crudele deh vola O sospire' by Signor Perrucchini (Lonsdale & Mills, London);
'The Pirate's Farewell' a ballad by Sir Walter Scott, music by Mrs Robert Arkwright (J Power, London);
'Meet me tonight' composed for and sung by Mme Vestris by CE Horn (T Welsh, Royal Harmonic Institution, London, [c. 1830]);
'Pure as a flower in summer twilight closing' or 'schlaf süsses kind' … Swiss cradle song by F Stockhausen (S Chappell, London);
'Xarifa' or 'The Bridal of Andalla' from a set of six ancient Spanish ballads, words by John Lockhart, music by Mrs Robert Arkwright (J Power, London);
Souvenir de la Suisse, two Swiss songs 'translated and adapted to the original Swiss melodies as sung by Mme Stockhausen at his Majesty's and the Nobilities Concerts' … words by W Ball, music by F Stockhausen (Mori & Lavenu, London, [1828 x 1835]);
'The Herdsman's Spring Song' (of the Canton of Lucerne) sung by Mme de Stockhausen … at the Oratorios, words by W Ball, music by F Stockhausen (Mori & Lavenu, London [1835?]). Manuscript annotation 'Stockhausen';
The sixth edition of 'Away, away to the mountain's brow' a cavatina … in the new opera of the Devil's Brother by Alexander Lee (Alexander Lee & Lee, London, [1830 x 1840]). Manuscript annotation 'HJ Lee', engraved by H Barry and stamped by Lee & Lee.