Original manuscript of "The Ship o' the Fiend", a ballad for Orchestra, Opus 5, composed by Hamish MacCunn.
File
Identifier: MS.3365
Scope and Contents
The ballad is preceded by a version, in Hamish MacCunn's hand, of the verse ballad that inspired the music, i.e., 'The Daemon Lover', number 243 of ‘The English and Scottish popular ballads’. A pencilled note records two performances in 1888.
Dates
- Creation: [1888, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
26 Leaves ; Oblong folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
vii folios + 38 pages.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Inscribed to the Marquess of Lome, September 1896.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1940.
Bibliography
‘English and Scottish popular ballads’ (Boston and New York, 1882-1898), edited by James Francis Child.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk