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Agnes Hume`s music book.
Book of devotions in the form of the Seven Penitential Psalms, and other prayers and devotions, written during the early years of the pontificate of Pius VII.
The seven penitential psalms begin on folio 2.
The Psalms and several of the prayers are written in Latin (Psalms 1 (51) and cxxix (130) are not written out in full), the rest of the prayers and all the rubrics are in Italian.
A scrap of paper inscribed 'Libriccino che fu di uso del Cardinal Duca d'Yorck' in a nineteenth-century hand is tipped in at the front of the volume (folio i).
Copies, 17th century, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall`s renderings in Latin verse of the Psalms and the Song of Solomon.
The original was probably written after 1616, since it includes a dedicatory poem to Charles I as Prince of Wales.
Gaelic oral history recordings, Scottish folk music, and Gaelic psalm singing recordings from the Gairloch Heritage Museum Oral History, Gaelic Story and Song Collection.
A collection of songs, music, stories and testimony from the Gaelic community.
Leyden Song Book: a collection of songs, instrumental pieces, and psalms, possibly compiled by Williane Stirling, with later additions.
Manuscript book, containing psalm-tunes, philosophical notes, notes of sermons, etc.
The manuscript book is inscribed on the fly-leaf 'Rogerus Kirkpatrick...1697, 1698', and contains some entries of later date.
Manuscript known as ‘Neil MacBeath’s Psalter’, containing medical notes in Gaelic and prayers and Psalm 118 in Latin.
Metrical version of the Psalms, by Thomas Foxton.
The manuscript is inscribed: ‘Coningesby—Given me by Mr. Archer March—1752. Wrote by Thos. Foxton’. An article from ‘Notes and Queries’, 2nd series, volume ii, page 321, is inserted at folio i. The manuscript of this article, which is initialled J O, and a note on Thomas Foxton by Alexander Gardyne, are attached to the end-papers at the beginning of the volume.
Metrical version of the Psalms, divided according to the Psalter of the Church of England.
There are metrical versions of the canticles (Te Deum, Magnificat, etc.) at the beginning. At the end (folio 127 verso) some of the Psalms are repeated, some of them in alternative versions.
Microfilm of book of devotions in the form of the Seven Penitential Psalms, and other prayers and devotions, written during the early years of the pontificate of Pius VII.
Microfilm of commonplace book of Robert Edward (1616-1696), minister of the Murroes
Microfilm of Leyden Song Book, a collection of songs, instrumental pieces, and psalms, possibly compiled by Williane Stirling, with later additions.
Microfilm of Leyden Song Book, a collection of songs, instrumental pieces, and psalms, possibly compiled by Williane Stirling, with later additions.
Microfilm of manuscript in Gaelic, titled ‘Neil MacBeath’s Psalter’, containing medical notes and Psalm 118, the ‘Divine Office’.
Microfilm of notebook containing works on musical theory, psalm tunes, miscellaneous recipes and a poem.
Microfilm of works, 17th century, of Esther Inglis and a book of recipes, 1st half of 17th century-1735, 1879, started by Anna, Lady Elcho (died 1649).
Music book of Alexander MacAlman.
Music book of Elizabeth Cunningham containing notes on musical theory and a number of Scottish psalm tunes set out in three parts with the melody in the tenor.
Music book of unknown ownership containing operatic arias, Scottish and other songs, marches and psalm tunes.
The paper is watermarked 1797 and the pieces appear to be written in a contemporary hand. An engraved preliminary leaf (with a large space for the owner's name, etc.) is at folio i. Leaves have been cut or torn out after folios i, 30 and 39, and folios 38 and 39 were formerly stuck together with wax seals.
Music books and papers of Robert Moir (died 1869), who was President of the Edinburgh Church-Music Society and subsequently Conductor of Music at St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall.
Music notebook.
The notebook contains:
notes on musical theory (folios 1-12 verso, 32 verso-33);
the common psalms tunes as in the psalter of 1625 with the addition of ‘Newtoun’, all in four parts (folios 13-25);
the proper tunes to psalms 119, 136 and 25, church part only (folios 27v.-29v.); and,
the song `Gather your rosebuds`, attributed to William Lawes (folios 30-31).
Notebook containing works on musical theory, psalm tunes, miscellaneous recipes and a poem.
Papers of and concerning the Reverend George Murray Reith.
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.