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Photostats of Scottish music made from the originals in the British Museum., 17th century.

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Identifier: MS.1781

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

(i) ‘A Scotch Tune by Mr. Purcell’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);

(ii) ‘A Scotch Tune’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);

(iii) ‘A New Scotch Tune’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);

(iv) ‘A Scottes Jigge’, for treble viol (?) (17th century) (Add.MS.15118);

(v) ‘Scotch Aire’, for harpsichord (late 17th century) (Add.MS.17855);

(vi) ‘A Scotts tuen’, for virginal (1656) (Add.MS.10337);

(vii) ‘The Scots Marche’, for virginal (1656) (Add.MS.10337);

(viii) ‘the Scottish Huntsupe’, for lute (1616) (MS.Eg.2046);

(ix) ‘Scotch tune’, for two flutes or recorders (circa 1697) (Add.MS.22098, folio 26);

(x) ‘Scotch Tune’, for two flutes or recorders (circa 1697) (Add.MS.22098, folio 26 verso);

(xi) ‘Sir Jhon black’, for four viols (?), bass part only (17th century) (Add.MS.36484);

(xii) ‘Blak Maior’, for four viols (?), bass part only (17th century) (Add.MS.36484);

(xiii) ‘Blak Maior’, continued;

(xiv) ‘James lauders paven’ and ‘Maister William Skeins paven’, for four viols (?), base part only (17th century) (Add.MS.36484);

(xv) ‘Sir William Keithis paven’, for four viols (?), bass part only (17th century) (Add.MS.36484);

(xvi) ‘A Scotch Horne pipe by Edward Sadler’, for flute or recorder (circa 1693) (Add.MS.22098);

(xvii) ‘A Scotch Tune’ and ‘A Scotch tune by Mr. Finger’, for flute or recorder (circa 1708) (Add.MS.34204);

(xviii) ‘A Scots Tune’ and ‘Twas within a forlong &c.’ (circa 1700) (Add.MS.34204);

(xix) ‘Scotch tune’, for three viols, three parts (circa 1690) (Add.MS.29283-29285, folios 88 verso, 84 verso);

(xx) ‘Scotch Tune’, for three viols, three parts (circa 1690) (Add.MS.29283-29285, folios 33 verso, 30 verso).

Dates

  • Creation: 17th century.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

25 Leaves ; Folio.

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

25 folios.

Repository Details

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

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