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Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Series
Identifier: MSS.3041-3043
Scope and Contents
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Collections of music for flute and fife.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21733-21744
Dates:
[Circa 1795]-1835, undated.
Microfilm of Margaret Sinkler's music book, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.830
Dates:
1710.
Microfilm of Panmure music books.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.441
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of seven dance pieces by 'Mr Simpsone' (Christopher Simpson?) (MS.9453);Seventy-seven pieces of music, dances, songs, and Scots airs, for violin, [circa 1675] (MS.9454);First treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols (MS.9455);Second treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols...
Dates:
3rd quarter of 17th century-[circa 1675].
Microfilm of tunes from assorted music books
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1188
Dates:
1694-1710, 1876.
Microfilm of two musical manuscripts, [circa 1680], from the library at Newbattle Abbey; and, a Panumre music book, mid 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.744
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Sixty-six pieces for violin, [circa 1680], (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument) (MS.5777);
'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, [circa 1680], including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs (MS.5778);
Twenty-three pieces of music, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature, mid 17th century (MS.9451).
Dates:
Mid 17th century-[circa 1680].
Microfilm of xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.743
Dates:
1816, 1825.
Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3370-3379
Scope and Contents
The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.
Dates:
Late 18th century-1875.
Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21669-21713
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates:
17th century-1972.
Tunes collected by Donald Stuart Macdonald, Pipe Major, 1st Battalion Royal Scots, and written down in 1882.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3110-3111
Dates:
1882.
Xeroxes of three manuscript music books containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane of Torloisk, Mull.
Series
Identifier: MS.14949(a)-(c)
Scope and Contents
The airs in the music books are drawn from a broad range of cultures, including Gaelic.
Dates:
1808-1825.