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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.

'Collection of Scots Tunes, with Variations, for the Violin. 1775.'

 Item
Identifier: MS.21840
Scope and Contents The title is taken from folio i. 'Scots music, Vol.I' appears on the front cover.The tunes, some of which are copied from ‘A curious collection of Scots tunes. With variations, for the violin (etc.)’, first published by Robert Bremner in 1759, are written in simple treble notation and are preceded by an index arranged alphabetically by title at folio i verso, written, like the rest of the volume, in a calligraphic hand.The leaves appear to consist of sheets stuck...
Dates: 18th century.

Collections of music for fiddle.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21714-21732
Dates: [Circa 1705-before 1977], undated.

Collections of music for flute and fife.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21733-21744
Dates: [Circa 1795]-1835, undated.

Manuscript music-book, containing ballads, dances, and pianoforte pieces, hymns, and vocal exercises and scales.

 File
Identifier: MS.3282
Scope and Contents The music-book is made up of pages watermarked 1794. The volume contains ballads, dances, and pianoforte pieces from Scotland and various European countries (passim), hymns (folios 22 verso-31), and vocal exercises and scales (folios 22, 32 verso-33 verso, 70-71 verso). Among the more extended pieces are extracts for pianoforte from Méhul's 'Jeune Henri' of 1797 (folio 67 verso), and from an opera 'Paul and Virginia', possibly that produced in London in 1800; and 'Favourite dances at...
Dates: ?1794-1813.

Microfilm of Margaret Sinkler's music-book, containing a collection of airs, chiefly Scottish; with notes thereon by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.322
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Margaret Sinkler's music-book, 1710, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs (MS.3296 [Glen.143(i)]);

Notes, [1927, or before], on the airs in Margaret Sinkler's music-book, by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise, who indicates in what collections, if any, they first appeared (MS.3297 [Glen.143(ii)]).

Dates: 1710, [1927, or before.]

Microfilm of music books of Agnes Hume and George Skene.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.542
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Agnes Hume’s music book, [circa 1704] (Adv.MS.5.2.17);

Music Book, 1717, of George Skene of Skene (Adv.MS.5.2.21).

Dates: [Circa 1704], 1717.

Microfilm of music books of Duncan Burnett and Robert Edward.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.234
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Music book, [?1630-?1650], of Duncan Burnett (circa 1590-1651), master of the sang schule in Glasgow, and a noted keyboard virtuoso (MS.9447);

Commonplace book, [?1635-?1670], of Robert Edward, containing a large number of songs and psalms (MS.9450).

Dates: [?1630-?1670.]

Microfilm of music notebook.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.124

Microfilm of Nether Lorn, or Campbell, Canntaireachd.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.553
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: "Colin Campbell's Instrumental Book, 1797. The First Volum Continuing [sic] 83 Tunes", 1797 (MS.3714), 94 frames;

'Colin Campbell Second Volum Containing 86 Tuns', [1814, or after] (MS.3715), 89 frames.

Dates: 1797, [1814, or after].

Microfilm of Panmure music book, containing the treble and bass parts of pieces of music chiefly by Jean Baptiste Lully.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.552
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:  Treble parts of pieces of music chiefly by Jean Baptiste Lully (MS.9462), 56 frames;

Bass parts of pieces of music chiefly by Jean Baptiste Lully (MS.9463), 51 frames.

Dates: Late 17th century.

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