The singers' companion : a choice selection of fashionable songs.
Anacreon
Bayly, Thomas Haynes,1797-1839.
Bishop, Henry Rowley.
Burns, Robert,1759-1796
Hemans,Mrs.,1793-1835.
Hogg, James,1770-1835
Linley, George.
Moore, Thomas,1779-1852
Planché, J. R.(James Robinson),1796-1880.
Scott, Walter,1771-1832.
Terry, Daniel,1782-1829.
Wade, J. Augustine.
Glasgow : Printed for the booksellers,
[1840-1850?]
'86.' is printed at the foot of the title page.
A lassie lives by yonder burn : Words by Mr Carswell. Set to music, with an accompaniment for the forte, by J. Jaap.
A Scots sang : Written by the Ettrick Shepherd, for the Edinburgh Literary Journal. Music composed by a gentleman of Glasgow. Sung by Mr Mackay.
Aye waking, oh! : Arranged by Dewar. Sung by Miss Noel.
Cease thus to palpitate : Sung by Madame Pasta. Music, - "Di tanti palpiti".
Dated from examination of text and style.
Draw the sword, Scotland : Poetry by J. R. Planche. Altered and arranged by G. Herbert Rodwell. Sung by Mr Sinclair and Mr Thorne.
Farewell! - But whenever you welcome the hour : Words by Moore.
Fly away, pretty moth : Words and music by Bayly.
Follow, follow over mountain : Sung by Miss Paton. The poetry by F. W. Hohler, Esq. The music by S. T. Smith.
Here's a health, bonnie Scotland, to thee : A ballad sung by Madame Vestris, Miss Stephens, Miss Love, Miss Paton, and Mr Braham. The poetry by W. H. Freeman, Esq. The melody by Alexander Lee.
Homage to Charlie : Music by Lee.
How blest the maid : A duet.
I gaed a waefu' gate yestreen : Sung with enthusiastic applause by R. A. Smith. Words by Burns. Music, with accompaniments for the piano forte, by Dr John Clarke.
Illustration on title page.
In verse.
Isle of beauty, fare-thee-well! : From the first volume of "Songs to Rosa" by Thomas H. Bayly, Esq. The melody composed by Charles S. Whitmore, Esq. The symphonies and accompaniments by J. A. Rawlings.
John Anderson, my Jo : Sung by Miss Stephens, &c. with great applause. Words by Burns.
Love wakes and weeps : A duet. Arranged by Parry. Written by Sir Walter Scott.
Merrily, merrily goes the bark : From "The Lord of the Isles, a poem, written by Sir Walter Scott. Music by Mazzinghi.
My lute it has but one sweet song : A ballad sung by Miss Love. Written, and music composed by J. Augustine Wade, Esq. - The idea of this song is acknowledged, by its author, to have been derived from the Greek poet Anacreon.
My own native isle : Music by Bishop.
My soldier love : Sung by Miss Stephens, Miss M. Tree, and Miss Povey. Music arranged by Bishop.
Now hope, now fear : A duet. Music composed by Braham.
Oft in the stilly night : Words by Moore. Music, - "March to the battle field".
See the moon o'er cloudless Jura : Written by D. Weir, Greenock. Adapted to the celebrated air of "Rousseau's dream".
She never blamed him : Poetry by T. H. Bayly. The music to a Hindoostanee melody by Henry R. Bishop.
Should he upbraid : Music by Bishop. Sung by Miss Stephens, Miss M. Tree and Miss Paton[?].
Table of contents on p. [24].
Tell me, my heart : Music by Bishop.
The bonnie wee wife : A ballad, sung by Madame Vestris, Mrs Ashe and Miss Paton, at the orator and musical festivals. Written by Burns.
The captive knight : Ballad. The words by Mrs Hemans, the music by her sister; and both fully dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.
The fairest flower : Music by Lee.
The navy and the army : Music by Parry.
The snow-drop : Music by Bishop.
The winds whistle cold : A glee for three voices from the musical play of "Guy Mannering" the words by D. Terry Esq. The music by Bishop.
They say my love is dead : The celebrated maniac song, from the first number of Linley's Scottish melodies arranged for, and sung by Miss E. Paton. The symphonies and accompaniments by Charles E. Byrne. The poetry by George Linley, Esq.
This is a different work from the items placed at APS.2.80.3(7) and L.C.2852.D(14). The title pages are identical.
With helmet on his brow : Music - "Le pette de tambour".
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788
Scotland Glasgow.