MS Mus. 1036

MS Mus. 1036. ‘Dolores’ Manuscripts. Vol. iii. Songs composed by ‘Dolores’, autograph fragments and unidentified pieces in the hand of ‘Dolores’, and songs by other composers in various hands; mid to late 19th cent. All pieces are for solo voice and piano except where otherwise indicated.

ff. 85. 320 x 250mm.

1. ff. 1-2r. ‘Dolores’: ‘Ballad’ (words, Hamilton Aïdé).

2. ff. 3-5r. ‘Dolores’: ‘Blow, blow thou bitter Wind’ (words, Shakespeare).

3. ff. 6-8r. ‘Dolores’: ‘The Carollers’.

4. ff. 9-10v. ‘Dolores’: ‘Faith’ (words, Frances Anne Kemble).

5. ff. 11-13r. ‘Dolores’: ‘The Memory of the Past’ (words, Frances Anne Kemble).

6. ff. 14r-16v. ‘Dolores’: ‘Soft soft Wind’ (words, Charles Kingsley).

7. ff. 17-18r. ‘Dolores’: ‘Souvenirs d’Enfance’ (words, Jean-Pierre de Béranger). French.

8. ff. 19-20r. ‘Dolores’: ‘The Wooden Spoon Waltzes’, monologue with music (or perhaps a programmatic piano piece) (words ‘from a Swedish legend by “Uncle Adam”’ i.e. George Mogridge).

9. f. 21r. Charles Meyer: untitled song, beginning ‘At Cynthia’s feet I sighed’.

10. ff. 21v-22r. John Blockley: ‘Love Not’ (words, Mrs Norton).

11. ff. 22v-24r. ‘Dolores’: ‘The Secret of the Sea’ (words, Longfellow).

12. ff. 24v-25r. Traditional, arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Oberschwäbisches Tanzliedchen’. Words in German.

13. ff. 26v-27r. Traditional, arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Aēnuchen Von Tharau’. Words in German. ff. 25v-26r are a discarded first version.

14. f. 27v. Traditional, arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Abschied schwäbisch’. Words in German.

15. ff. 28-29r. Traditional, arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Hosst du’. Words in German.

16. ff. 29v-30r. [Charles] Dibden [i.e. Dibdin]: ‘When ’tis Night’.

17. f. 30v. Mrs R. Arkwright: ‘Green Sleeves’. Incomplete.

18. f. 31r. The last two bars and the text of the last three verses of an unidentified song, first words of second verse ‘Su schlaf in susser goldner Ruh’. Words in German.

19. ff. 31v-33r. George Barker: ‘The Irish Emigrant’ (words, Lady D[ufferin]).

20. ff. 33v-34r. Charles Edward Horn: ‘Long time ago’ (words, G. P. Morris).

21. ff. 34v-35r. Carl Maria von Weber: ‘German Lullaby’ (words translated by Lord Belfast).

22. ff. 35v-36r. Hamilton Aïdé: ‘I wandered by the Brookside’ (words, Monckton Milnes). Another copy is at ff. 59v-60r.

23. ff. 36v-39r. Stephen Foster, arranged by Edward Francis Rimbault: ‘Come Where my Love Lies Dreaming’.

24. ff. 39v-41r. ‘Dolores’: ‘Twilight’ (words, Longfellow).

25. ff. 42v-44r. Stephen Glover: ‘Floating on the Wind’ (words, Joseph Edwards Carpenter). ff. 41v-42r are a discarded first version.

26. ff. 44v-46. ‘Dolores’: ‘The Dead Alive’ (words, Owen Meredith).

27. ff. 47-49v. Arthur Sullivan: ‘A magnet hung in a hardware shop’ (words, W. S. Gilbert, from Patience), for solo voice and unison chorus.

28. ff. 50-52r. Hamilton Aïdé: ‘Brown Eyes or Blue Eyes’.

29. ff. 53v-54r. John Hullah: ‘The Three Fishers’ (words, Charles Kingsley).

30. ff. 55-56v. Hamilton Aïdé: ‘Plainte de Chevalier’. Words in French.

31. ff. 57-58r. Hamilton Aïdé: Untitled piece beginning ‘In the stream one single star’.

32. ff. 59v-60r. Hamilton Aïdé: ‘I wandered by the Brookside’ (words, Monckton Milnes). Inscribed ‘E. E. Burnaby.’ Another copy is at ff. 35v-36r.

33. ff. 61-62v. Hamilton Aïdé: ‘Children’ (words, Longfellow).

34. f. 63. Capt. [Hamilton] Aïdé: ‘Andantino’, for tenor and bass. Incomplete.

35. ff. 64v-65r. Anne Fricker: ‘The Bridge of Fancies’ (words, Mylne). Inscribed ‘Sophia A. E. H. 23rd April 1864’.

36. ff. 66-67r. ‘M. A. B.’: ‘It is not always May’ (words, Longfellow).

37. ff. 68-69v. John Stevenson: ‘Flow On Thou Shining River’ (words, Thomas Moore), for two voices and piano

38. f. 70. Étienne Méhul, arranged for piano by ‘Dolores’: ‘Als ihm der Tod den Sohn entrissen’ and ‘Einst sag ich an meiner Bruder’ (from Joseph und seine Brüder).

39. ff. 71-72v. Traditional, arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Trippole Trappole’ and ‘A core a core’, the first for two voices and piano, the second for voice and piano. Words in Italian.

40. ff. 73-74r. Hildegard Werner: ‘The Two Roses’, for two tenors, two basses and piano.

41. ff. 75-76r. Ludwig van Beethoven: ‘Grosses Trio Opus 97’. Andante cantabile, piano part. Incomplete.

42. f. 77r. Anon: ‘When we two parted’ (words, Byron). A discarded copy is on ff. 77v-78r; ff. 77 and 78 are pasted together.

43. f. 79. Fragment of an unidentified song, the first words of second verse ‘O! this is the blighting the young heart benighting’.

44. ff. 80-82r. Traditional melodies arranged by ‘Dolores’: ‘Russian air’, ‘Irish’, ‘Old Highland Melody’, ‘Mordelia, an Irish Air’, all for piano except ‘Russian air’ which is for solo instrument and piano.

45. ff. 83-85v. Fragments of piano music, scales and verse.

includes:

• ff. 1-2 Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Charles Hamilton Aïdé, novelist, poet, and composer: 'Ballad' for voice and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Hamilton Aïdé: mid to late 19th century: Autogr.
• ff. 3r-5r William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'Blow, blow thou bitter wind', song for soprano and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Shakespeare: mid to late 19th century: Autograph.
• ff. 6-8r Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'The carollers', song for soprano and piano composed by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• ff. 9-10v Fanny Kemble, alias Frances Anne; afterwards Butler; actress; wife of Pierce Butler: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'Faith' and 'The memory of the past', songs for high voice and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Frances Anne Kemble: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• ff. 14-16v Reverend Charles Kingsley, author: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'Soft soft wind', song for high voice and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Rev. Charles Kingsley: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• ff. 17-18r Pierre Jean de Béranger, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'Souvenirs d'enfance', song for low voice and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Pierre Jean de Béranger: mid to late 19th cent.: Fr: Autogr.
• ff. 19-20v Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: George Mogridge, alias 'Uncle Adam'; writer: 'The wooden spoon waltzes' [for voice and piano?] , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by George Mogridge: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• f. 21r Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Frédéric Charles Meyer, harpist and composer: Song, first words 'At Cynthia's feet I sigh'd' by Frédéric Charles Meyer, copied by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 21v-23r Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, poet: John Blockley, composer, writer and publisher: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'Love not' , composed by John Blockley, words by Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, copied by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th century: Copy.
• ff. 22v-24r Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'The secret of the sea' for high voice and piano , composed by Ellen Dickson, words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• ff. 24v-29r Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Traditional German songs arranged by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Germ: Autogr.
• ff. 29v-30r Charles Dibdin, composer and dramatist: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'When 'tis night' for medium voice and piano by Charles Dibdin, copied by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 30v-31r Frances Crauford Arkwright, composer: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'Greensleeves' for medium voice and piano composed by Frances Crauford Arkwright, copied by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 31v-34r George Barker, [singer and composer?]: Helen Selina Hay, formerly Blackwood née Sheridan; widow of Price, 4th Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye, and George, Earl of Gifford: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'The Irish emigrant' for medium voice and piano composed by George Barker, words by Lady Dufferin, copied by Ellen Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 33v-34r Charles Edward Horn, composer and conductor: George P. Morris, American journalist and poet: Song 'Long time ago' for medium voice and piano , composed by Charles Edward Horn, words by George P. Morris: mid to late 19th century: Copy.
• ff. 34v-35r Baron Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber,; composer: Frederick Richard Chichester, Earl of Belfast: Song 'German lullaby' for medium voice and piano , composed by Carl Maria von Weber, words translated by Lord Belfast: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 35v-36r, 59v-60r Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Charles Hamilton Aïdé, novelist, poet, and composer: Song, 'I wandered by the brookside,' composed by Charles Hamilton Aïdé, words by Richard Monckton Milnes, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: 1876: Two copies.
• ff. 36v-39r Edward Francis Rimbault, writer and composer: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Stephen Collins Foster, American songwriter: Song 'Come where my love lies dreaming' composed by Stephen Collins Foster, arranged by Edward Francis Rimbault, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 39v-41r Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song, 'Twilight' composed by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• 42v-44r Joseph Edwards Carpenter, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Stephen Glover, composer: Song 'Floating on the wind' composed by Stephen Glover, words by Joseph Edwards Carpenter, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 44v-46 Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton: Song, 'The dead alive' composed by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, words by Lord Lytton: mid to late 19th cent.: Autogr.
• f. 47v Miss Rose Burnaby, dedicatee of the composer 'Dolores': 'The Farewell Galop' composed for piano by 'Dolores' , dedicated to Miss Rose Burnaby: betw. circa 1845 and circa 1855: Autogr.
• ff. 47-49v Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, dramatist: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'A magnet hung in a hardware shop' from Patience , composed by Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, words by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 50-52r, 55-58r Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Charles Hamilton Aïdé, novelist, poet, and composer: Songs 'Brown eyes or blue eyes', 'Plainte du Chevalier' and 'In the stream one single star' , composed by Charles Hamilton Aïdé, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Eng, Fr: Copies.
• ff. 53v-54r Reverend Charles Kingsley, author: John Pyke Hullah, LLD; composer: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Song 'The three fishers' composed by John Pyke Hullah, words by Rev. Charles Kingsley, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 61-62v Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Charles Hamilton Aïdé, novelist, poet, and composer: Song 'Children' composed by Charles Hamilton Aïdé, words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 63 Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Charles Hamilton Aïdé, novelist, poet, and composer: Duet for tenor and bass, 'Andantino', first words 'Where are the lilies' , composed by (?) Charles Hamilton Aïdé, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 64v-65r Anne Fricker, afterwards Mogford; composer: Mylne, poet: Song 'The bridge of fancies' composed by Anne Fricker, words by — Mylne: 1864: Copy.
• ff. 66-67r Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: M. A. B., composer: Song 'It is not always May' composed by M. A. B., words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: 1872: Copy.
• ff. 68-69v Sir John Andrew Stevenson, composer: Thomas Moore, composer: Duet 'Flow on thou shining river' , words and melody by Thomas Moore, arranged by Sir John Andrew Stevenson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• f. 70 Étienne Nicolas Méhul, French composer: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: 'Als ihm der Tod' and 'Einst sag ich an meiner Bruder' from Joseph und seine Brüder by Étienne Nicolas Méhul, arranged for piano by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 71-72v, 80-82r Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Traditional Italian, 'Russian', 'Irish' and 'Highland' pieces arranged for piano by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.
• ff. 73-74v Hildegard Werner, pianist, violinist, and composer: 'The two roses' for two tenors, two basses and piano by Hildegard Werner: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 75-76r Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Ellen Elizabeth Dickson, alias 'Dolores'; composer: Andante cantabile from piano trio op. 97, piano part (incomplete) by Ludwig van Beethoven, copied by Ellen Elizabeth Dickson: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.
• f. 77 George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Unattributed song 'When we two parted', words by Lord Byron: mid to late 19th cent.: Copy.