Score of 'Sonato [sic] No. 8', for violin and piano; and, 'Anvil Song' and 'Italian Air' arranged for string quartet, by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Scope and Contents
John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.
The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost everything is undated and unpublished.
Dates
- Creation: [?1871-?1926.]
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
12 Leaves ; 303 x 251 millimetres.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
12 folios.
The contents are arranged as follows:
(i) 'Sonato no. 8' (folio 1);
(ii) 'Anvil song' (folio 10);
(iii) 'Italian air' (folio 11).
Separated Materials
For a version of the sonata for solo piano, see MS.22058.
A printed letter formerly loosely enclosed has been placed at MS.22073, folio 123.
Repository Details
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