Music books.
Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:
Music book 3 containing fiddle music written by William McKinley., [?1830-?1840.]
A piece of paper dated 1836 is tipped inside the front cover.
Music book 4 containing fiddle music written by William McKinley., [?1830-?1840.]
The music book is lacking pairs of leaves at folios 34, 35, 46 and 49, which have been replaced.
Music book, compiled apparently towards the end of the eighteenth century, containing dances, marches and some songs.
Music book compiled by J Crichton Donaldson.
Music book containing a collection of tunes by Cape Breton composers, compiled, 1977, by Danny Fraser of Sydney, Cape Breton., 1977.
Music book containing about 750 Scottish tunes, some possibly original, but most taken from Marshall, Fraser, and the Gows, and other contemporary published sources., [Circa 1825.]
The paper is watermarked 1818.
Music book containing ballroom dances and Scottish tunes including the strathspey ‘Glenlivet’ from ‘Elgin collection of Scotch music’ by J S Skinner., [Circa 1885.]
Music book containing chiefly Scots music and formerly owned by William Christie, Marnoch, Banffshire.
Music book containing dances and other tunes, of which some are by William Marshall., [1808, or after.]
The music book contains leaves watermarked 1808.
Many of the pieces are written in pencil.
Music book containing dances, songs, and hymns, in various hands., [Circa 1814.]
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Music book containing Highland dances and marches., 1833.
Music book containing music apparently for fife., 1813.
The music is almost the same in each volume. It would appear from annotations in MS.21742 that the music was played by the Morvern Company of the 42nd Regiment (the Black Watch).
Music book containing pipe and fiddle music., Mid 19th century.
The volume, which lacks both covers, is written in an unidentified hand. A number of the pieces have been marked 'not correct' and crossed out.
Music book containing Scottish dance tunes (very largely reels and strathspeys) for violin.
The music book is gold-stamped 'violin' on the front cover.
Many of the tunes appear to be of late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century provenance. The volume appears to have been compiled in the mid nineteenth century (cf., for example, folios 41, 47).
The leaves of the volume exhibit much handling, but the identity of the compiler is unknown. The volume is thought to have had a possible Perthshire provenance.
Music book containing Scottish tunes and ballroom dances., [Circa 1860.]
Music book containing songs, March 1858-December 1864, in various languages., 1858-1864.
The second and subsequent stanzas of some songs have been written on small sheets of paper and tipped in at the appropriate places. A few headings and sketches written on scraps of paper have been pasted in. Sheets found loosely enclosed have been transferred to MS.22168.
Music book containing songs, November 1856-January 1857, in French and English., 1856-1857.
The title page (folio i) is inscribed 'B Sanderson Ootacamund 1856'.
The lower half of folio 10, which is blank, has been cut off.
Music book containing songs, September 1856, in various languages., 1856.
The (printed) title page (folio i) is inscribed 'B Sanderson Ootacamund 1856'. Folio i verso is inscribed 'Bella G. Dalziel 28. Dublin Street Edinburgh' in a nineteenth-century hand.
Music book containing songs, some with words and melody, some with words, melody, and bass; pieces for keyboard, for flute, and for 'lyre' and flute, early 19th century., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
The music is partly Scottish, and partly a collection of popular operatic melodies of the late 18th century.
Music book, dated Quebec 26 March 1763, of Captain Hugh Montgomerie of the 78th Foot (later 12th Earl of Eglinten), containing various Scottish dance tunes and marches.
Leaves have been torn out after folios 21, 22, 23, 28 (inverted), 37 (inverted), 40 (inverted), and 41 (inverted).
Music book, entitled 'Repertoire de musique' (but lithographed in Edinburgh) of the daughters of James Douglas, containing a few songs and dances., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Most of the volume is blank.
Music book, including some Scottish tunes.
The fly-leaf bears the date 1822. On some of the blank folios exercises have been written in more modern times.