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Music books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Books or booklets, bound or unbound, in which personal compositions or favourite musical pieces by other composers are recorded in some form of musical notation. Most commonly the pages are pre marked with music staves to be completed in manuscript; but volumes of blank pages in which only musical compositions in manuscript have been recorded should be considered music books too. Other than stave notation, other notations might include tablature, canntaireachd, etc. Where only songs have been recorded use 'Songbooks'.

Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:

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.

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 Panmure music books, being three part books, each containing two parts of instrumental music in five parts by Jean Baptiste Lully.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.479
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Part book containing the first treble and bass parts (MS.9459), 172 frames;

Part book containing the first treble and tenor (MS.9460), 169 frames;

Part book containing the second treble and alto parts (MS.9461), 180 frames.

Dates: 1657-1679.

Microfilm of Panmure music books containing; 'Pieces de viole de Mʳ Marais'; "Folies d'Espagne" by Marin Marais; and, transcripts of 111 pieces for bass viol by Jean de Ste Colombe.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.473
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: 'Pieces de viole de Mʳ Marais', compiled before 1685 (MS.9465), 46 frames;'Pieces de viole de Mʳ Marais', compiled before 1685 (MS.9466), 48 frames;"Folies d'Espagne" and other pieces for bass viol by Marin Marais, compiled before 1685. (MS.9467), 29 frames;Transcripts, possibly by Harie Maule, of a total of 111 pieces for bass viol by Jean de Ste Colombe, 4th quarter of the 17th century (MS.9468), 19 frames;...
Dates: 4th quarter of 17th century.

Microfilm of Panmure music books: music book, [?1630-?1650], of Duncan Burnett (circa 1590-1651); and, music book, [circa 1640], of Lady Jean Campbell.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.504
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);

Music book, [circa 1640], of Lady Jean Campbell (MS.9449).

Dates: [?1630-?1650.]

Microfilm of two collections of piobaireachd; and, 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd'.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.967
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: 19th century-early 20th century.

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 two Panmure music books.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.569
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Music book, [circa 1640], of Lady Jean Campbell (MS.9449), 79 frames;

About 100 pieces of music, mid 17th century, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature (MS.9452), 61 frames.

Dates: Mid 17th century.

Microfilm of two Panmure music books.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.651
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Music book, [circa 1640], of Lady Jean Campbell (MS.9449);

About 100 pieces of music, mid 17th century, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature (MS.9452).

Dates: Mid 17th century.

Microfilm of two Sutherland music books.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.471
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Lady Margaret Wemyss’s song book, inscribed ‘begun 1643’ (Dep.314/23). Music manuscript, 17th century (Dep.314/24).

Dates: 17th century.

Microfilm of various music books and part books.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.839
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Part book, [?1789], for flutes in the Argyleshire militia band (MS.9601);Part book, 1789, for first clarinet in the Argyleshire militia band (MS.9602);“John MacKillop’s music book”, 1813 (MS.21739);“Duncan Clark’s musick book”, 1813 (MS.21740);Music book, 1813, of Archibald McArthur (MS.21741);Music book, 1813, of Charles MacPherson (MS.21742);Music book, 1813, containing music apparently...
Dates: 1789, 1813.

Microfilm of volumes of piobaireachd of Pipe-Majors Ronald and Alexander Mackenzie.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1193
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Volume of piobaireachd, 2nd half of the 19th century (MS.22123);  

Composite volume, 1850-1890, made up of at least two music books containing five series of piobaireachd tunes (MS.22124);

Leaves and gatherings of leaves from various music books, 1863-1897, undated, containing piobaireachd tunes in various hands, inside a pair of covers inscribed 'Pipe Major Alexander Mackenzie 78th Highlanders (Ross.shire Buffs)'. (MS.22125).

Dates: [1850-1897.]

Miscellaneous papers of the Graham family of Airth., 1682-1899.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.10963-10969
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers concern all the normal features of the domestic life and estate management of a Scottish family. They cover mainly the period from 1717, when James Graham, Judge Admiral, first acquired the lands, until the 1840s, when William Graham, his great-grandson, ceased to run the estate himself, but they also contain both earlier and later material. Most of the material concerns William Graham (succeeded 1746, died 1790), and his son Thomas Graham Stirling (succeeded 1806, died 1836). The...
Dates: 1682-1899.

"Miss Maule's music book", consisting of nine dances (chiefly Scottish) arranged for keyboard, and three songs with keyboard introductions and accompaniments., Early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9476
Scope and Contents From the Series:

MSS.9447-9458 consist of Scottish and English music, and French lute music, all dating from before 1675. MSS.9459-9469 consist of French music brought to Scotland by James and Harie Maule after their visits to France between 1678 and 1683. MSS.9470-9475 are opera scores and parts acquired by James Maule when in exile in Italy after the 1715 rising.

Dates: Early 19th century.

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., 1882, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3111
Scope and Contents

Several tunes are given under names other than those which they usually bear. At folio 1 is a circular letter, undated, of Donald Stuart Macdonald, from Malta, announcing his intention of continuing Angus Mackay's publication.

Dates: 1882, undated.

Music book 2 containing fiddle music written by William McKinley., [?1830-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.22138
Scope and Contents

The music book is lacking single leaves after folios 29 and 47, which have been replaced.

A piece of paper dated 1837 is pasted inside the front cover.

Dates: [?1830-?1840.]