Skip to main content

'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs., [Circa 1680.]

 File
Identifier: MS.5778

Scope and Contents

A portion has been partly chewed by mice (folios 14-20), but half the table of contents remains (folio 20) and the name Archibald Murray (folio 20 verso).

The anonymous prelude on inverted folios 11 verso-12 is that attributed in MS.9454, folios 3 verso-4, to [Davis] Mell.

Dates

  • Creation: [Circa 1680.]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

20 Leaves ; Oblong octavo.

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: Undetermined

Arrangement

20 folios.

Related Materials

The set of variations is also found in MSS.9455-9457, folios 1 verso-3, and the bourrée on folio 8 in MS.9454, folio 12.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700