Lydia M. (1818-1897) and Ellen M. Harris (1830-1898) were sisters of George W. Harris, and later in life they all three lived together in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. The thirty-five scores in this volume date from 1819 to 1857, with the bulk of the items dating between 1830 and 1848. Some of the scores contain autographs, with one being a presentation inscription to both sisters.
For more information on this volume, click here for the Bates catalog record. Click on the individual catalog record links below to learn more about each item.
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Music from the Bohemian Girl
Michael William Balfe
Part II. (Contains seven pieces.) Bates catalog record.
Circa 1845
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The Heart Bow'd Down
Michael William Balfe
"A Ballad Sung in the Opera of the Bohemian Girl." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1844-1857
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Then You'll Remember Me
Michael William Balfe
From Balfe's opera The Bohemian Girl. Bates catalog record.
Circa 1843-1849
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Tis Sad to Leave our Father Land
Michael William Balfe
From Balfe's opera The Bohemian Girl. Bates catalog record.
1844
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Yon Moon O'er the Mountain
Michael William Balfe
"In the Grand Opera of The Maid of Artois." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1836
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The Rose of Jersey
John Barnett
"A Favorite Ballad in the Musical Romance of The Blanche of Jersey." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1834-1847
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My Pretty Jane
Henry R. Bishop
"The Poetry by Edward Fitzball." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1836-1842
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The Chough and Crow to roost are gone
Henry R. Bishop
"The Celebrated Gipsey Glee, and Chorus, in Guy Mannering." Words by Johanna Baillie. Bates catalog record.
Circa 1845
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Friend of the Brave
John Wall Callcott
"A Song, the poetry by Thomas Campbell Esq." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1834
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The Last Man
William H. Callcott
"The Poetry by Thos. Campbell Esq." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1850
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Lucia di Lammermoor Quick Step
Gaetano Donizetti
Arranged by William C. Glynn. Bates catalog record.
1848
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O Hasten Then the Happy Day
Gaetano Donizetti
"From Linda di Chamounix. Adapted from the original score by Joseph Rocca." Bates catalog record.
1847
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Comfort Ye My People
George Frideric Handel
From Handel's Messiah. Arranged by P.K. Moran. Bates catalog record.
1831
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Return O God of Hosts
George Frideric Handel
"Sung by Miss Anna Stone in the Oratorio of Samson." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1840-1849
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Total Eclipse
George Frideric Handel
"From the Oratorio of Samson." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1844-1857
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La Rose
Franz Hünten
"Variations brillantes Sur une Air Allemand." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1819-1853
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Not Worlds on Worlds in Phalanx Deep
William A. King
"A Sacred Song. The Poetry by Cowper." [Words actually by John Mason Good.] Bates catalog record.
Circa 1830-1835
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Gertrude's Dream
Ludwig Liebe
"A Much admired Waltz composed for the Piano Forte." Bates catalog record.
1842
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The Angel's Whisper
Samuel Lover
"Superstitions of Ireland. A Collection of Favorite Ballads Sung by Mr. and Mrs. Wood Also by Madame Caradori Allan." Bates catalog record.
Circa 1832-1847
