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Microfilm of a volume of piobrachs, in the hand of Angus McKay.
Microfilm of Alexander Skinner's manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855'.
Microfilm of Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.
MS.1679.
Microfilm of bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow.
The contents are as follows:
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, 2nd half of 19th century (MS.3750);
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, the piobaireachd corresponding, according to Archibald Campbell, to settings recorded and played by the sons of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth, and by J MacDougall Gillies, 2nd half of 19th century (MS.3752).
Microfilm of ‘Ceol Mor Legends', containing notes, in several hands and in typescript, on the occasions commemorated by various piobaireachd.
Microfilm of collections of canntaireachd and piobaireachd.
The contents are as follows:
‘Canntaireachd: articulate music’ by John Francis Campbell (Glasgow, 1880), with manuscript notes, [1880, or after], by Alexander K Cameron (MS.9614);
"Collection of piobaireachd or pipe tunes as verbally taught by the M'Crummen Pipers" by Neil MacLeod (Edinburgh, 1880), with manuscript corrections by Simon Fraser, and other notes by Alexander K Cameron, [1880, or after] (MS.9615).
Microfilm of complete transcript of Piobaireachd manuscript of Duncan Campbell.
Microfilm of copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index.
The contents are as follows:
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume I] (MS.1681);
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume II]. (MS.1682);
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume III]. (MS.1683);
"Index to Angus MacKay's MS" (MS.1684).
Microfilm of copy of piobaireachd music, with index compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria; and, MacKay’s 'Specimens of Canntaireachd'.
Microfilm of four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music of Angus Mackay.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd (MSS.3753-3754);
Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe (MSS.3755-3756).
Microfilm of Kilberry book of piobaireachd. Papers concerning piobaireachd, being the results of researches into the history of piobaireachd, the quality of the texts available, and problems of performance, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus, numbers 148-290.
Microfilm of manuscript music owned by John C Cameron, Bagpipe maker, Dundee.
Microfilm of musical works, chiefly dances, from the papers of the firm of J and R Glen.
Microfilm of Nether Lorn, or Campbell, Canntaireachd.
The contents are as follows:
"Colin Campbell's Instrumental Book, 1797. The First Volum Continuing [sic] 83 Tunes", 1797 (MS.3714);
'Colin Campbell Second Volum Containing 86 Tuns', [1814, or after] (MS.3715);
Transcript of Angus Mackay's 'Specimens of Canntaireachd', of about 1853, and a note, dated 1950, by Archibald Campbell, on points arising from a study of the Nether Lorn and Mackay manuscripts (MS.3716).
Microfilm of parts of music books containing piobaireachd, of Pipe-Major Ronald Mackenzie and Charles Scott.
Parts of music books, late 19th century, containing piobaireachd tunes (MS.22126);
Composite volume, 1853-1861, consisting of leaves and gatherings bound together containing a collection of piobaireachd tunes by Charles Scott described as 'Piper Stafford House St James London 1859' on the outer front cover. (MS.22127).
Microfilm of piobaireachd by Donald MacDonald.
The contents are as follows:
'Collection of the ancient martial music of Caledonia’ by Donald Macdonald (Edinburgh, 1822) (MS.22118);
Incomplete copy, 4th quarter of 19th century, of MS.1680: 'Select collection of the ancient music of Caledonia, called Piobaireachd, set to music as performed on the Great Highland Bagpipe, by Donald MacDonald', 1826 (MS.22119).
Microfilm of piobaireachd, copied from a variety of sources.
The contents are as follows:
Incomplete copy of MS.1680: 'Select collection of the ancient music of Caledonia, called Piobaireachd, set to music as performed on the Great Highland Bagpipe, by Donald MacDonald', 4th quarter of 19th century (MS.22119);
Piobaireachd tunes copied from a variety of sources, 4th quarter of 19th century (MS.22120).
Microfilm of Piobaireachd manuscript attributed to Donald MacDonald.
Microfilm of Scottish music, [1838]; and, dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern.
The contents are as follows:
Volume of Scottish music, [1838], comprising airs, Lowland and Highland, songs, dances, a pibroch, etc. (MS.2086);
Book of dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern (MS.5449).
Microfilm of 'Specimens of Canntareachd' by Angus Mackay.
Microfilm of three manuscripts of piobaireachd.
The contents are as follows:
'Select collection of the ancient music of Caledonia, called Piobaireachd, set to music as performed on the Great Highland Bagpipe, by Donald MacDonald, Pipemaker to the Highland Society of London, etc., Edinburgh : 1826.' (MS.1680), 152 frames;
Manuscript, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd (MS.3753), 135 frames;
Manuscript, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd (MS.3754), 70 frames.
Microfilm of tunes collected by Donald Stuart Macdonald, Pipe Major, 1st Battalion Royal Scots, and written down in 1882.
The contents are as follows:
'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music, arranged by D.S. Macdonald, Pipe Major, First Battn. the Royal Scots', Edinburgh (MS.3110), 98 frames;
Most of the material for MS.3110: 'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music...', in rough form, with jottings of some reels and marches, one or two tunes from Angus Mackay's ‘Collection of ancient Piobaireachd’, and one, apparently, from the Ballindalloch Manuscript (MS.3111), 125 frames.
Microfilm of two collections of piobaireachd; and, 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd'.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd', late 19th century-early 20th century (MS.2260);
Collection of pipe music, 19th century, (78 piobaireachd), compiled by William Ross, Piper to Queen Victoria (MS.3040);
Copies of piobaireachd in staff notation, 1928, (with some canntaireachd) by Simon Fraser (MS.9617).
Microfilm of two Piobaireachd manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Piobaireachd manuscript, 1859-1869, of Colin Cameron, piper to the Duke of Fife, and son of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth (MS.3745), 80 frames;
Alexander Skinner's manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855', [1855, or after] (MS.3746), 72 frames.