Minstrel, The
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Published by London Music Publisher John Simpson, The Minstrel was a series of music booklets, probably published in the late 1700s and later published as a compendium. This John Simpson is probably the son or grandson of the family and according to Kidson published between 1770 and 1795. That was at Sweeting's Alley and the address on this book is Regent Street so this is perhaps later.
The John Bowes Bowes to whom the book is dedicated is probably the wealthy friend of William Makepeace Thackeray. Bowes was known to have sponsored various publications and this may well have been one of them. (See article by Professor Peter L Shillingsburg at Mississipi State University [1] )
Contents
Book 1
- March & Chorus in Pietro L'Erimita
- Le Garcon Volage
- The Beggar Girl
- Rousseau's Dream
- Celebrated Canadian Glee
- Irish Melody, The Groves of Blarney
- My Lodging is on the Cold Ground
- Spanish Guaracha Dance
- Home,Sweet Home
- Dunois the Brave
- Ye Banks and Braes
- The National Waltz
Book 2
- Isabel The Celebrated Spanish Melody
- Happy Tawney Moor
- Auld Lang Syne
- Le Petit Tambour
- Adeste Fideles
- The Evening Hymn
- Giovinetto Cavalier
- Turkish Music, in the Battle of Prague
- March in Blue Beard
- If the Heart of a Man be depress'd with Care
Book 3
- March, March, Etrick and Teviot Dale
- Rans des Vaches
- The celebrated Boat Glee in the Castle Spectre
- Zitti, Zitti
- Le Minuell de la Coeur, et Gavotte
- Gavotte
- Air in Storaces celebrated Masquerade Song
Book 4
- Jock o' Hazledean
- Oh, Nanny, wilt thou Gang wi' me
- Mozart's Waltz
- We're a' Noddin
- Margaret's Daughter
- 104th Psalm, The
- 100th Psalm, The
- Ar Hyd y Nos
- C'est l'Amour
- The celebrated Rondo in the Ove to Der Freychütz
Book 5
- Kelvin Grove
- The favorite Pastorale, in the Opera of Nina
- The favorite Quadrille, from Der Freischütz
- Le Nouvelle Fantasie
- The admired Quartett, sung in the Oracle
- Gypsy Dance in Preciosa
- le petit Chaperon Rouge
- The Easter Hymn
- The Morning Hymn
- The celebrated Gavotte de Vestris