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