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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 164 Collections and/or Records:

Music book of Lady Jean Campbell., [Circa 1640.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.9449
Scope and Contents Lady Jean Campbell married George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure, in 1645. This book was presumably compiled before her marriage, possibly, on account of the similarity of the musical hands in this book and in MS.9447, under the influence of Duncan Burnett. It contains eight pieces for virginal, including two attributed to Orlando [?Gibbons], followed by forty-three pieces in French lute tablature. The only composer named is 'Goutier' (i.e. Gautier). See an unpublished dissertation by Evelyn...
Dates: [Circa 1640.]

Music book of Leonora M H Grant containing songs arranged for voice and keyboard, and a few other pieces., 1842.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21766
Scope and Contents

The music book is inscribed (folio i) 'Leonora M H Grant from James Thomason. Calcutta. 1842'.

Dates: 1842.

Music book of Lieutenant Tapp of HMS San Josef., 1805.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21735
Scope and Contents

The music book is a more professional compilation than some, and it is possible that Lieutenant Tapp composed a few of the tunes himself (for example “San Josef's Jig” folio 10 verso).

Dates: 1805.

Music book of Robert Kelsall, consisting of over 500 songs, and settings for fiddle, of a broad range of music., [Circa 1735-circa 1747.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21716
Scope and Contents

The music book includes traditional material both English and Scottish, the works of Purcell, Pepusch, and Corelli, and those of slightly later composers such as Handel, Vivaldi, and McGibbon.

Robert Kelsall was apparently interested in trumpet music, for the volume contains numerous trumpet minuets, and a transcript of 'Trumpet tune' by Nicola Matteis.

Dates: [Circa 1735-circa 1747.]

Music book of Rose Ethel Bassin, containing chiefly Gaelic music., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14919
Scope and Contents

The notebook includes the following. Extract (folio 1 recto) from introduction to ‘The Psalmody of the Free Church of Scotland’, with ‘French’, as sung in Ross-shire (folio 2 recto) and in Sutherland and Caithness (folio 2 verso); “O hao o hao ‘s mi fo mhìghean” as heard in South Uist, 1946 (folio 5 verso); ‘Urnuigh fheasgair’ (folio 6 verso); “Òran do’n Urramach Calum MacLeòid” (folio 8 recto).

Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

Music book of Rose Ethel Bassin, containing folk music from South America and Switzerland., 1952.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14931
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...
Dates: 1952.

Music book of Rose Ethel Bassin containing French (-Canadian) folk music., 1933-1936.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14932
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...
Dates: 1933-1936.

Music book of Rose Ethel Bassin, containing Russian music., 1932-1933.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14928
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...
Dates: 1932-1933.

Music book of Rose Ethel Bassin, containing the Gaelic song ‘Mo bhalachan’, learned from Annie Johnston, Barra., 1926.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14912
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...
Dates: 1926.

Music book of the daughters of James Douglas containing songs and dances from various countries., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21791
Scope and Contents

The music book contains a contents list at folio i and a note referring to a newspaper report dated 1852 at folio iv. There are references to a Mrs P Douglas at folios 1, 27 verso, and 50 verso. A leaf from another source watermarked 1811 is bound in at folio 56.

Dates: Early 19th century-mid 19th century.

Music book of William A Morren, Lochee, including many tunes by James Scott Skinner, and three set for bagpipe., 1929.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21676
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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: 1929.

Music book of William Berry of Tayfield, Writer to the Signet, compiled from 1789., 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21720
Scope and Contents

Many of the tunes are taken from the publications of Niel Gow, but a number appear to originate in Fife (including several compositions by the Countess of Balcarres) and some are otherwise unknown. The book at one time belonged to H M Willsher, the musicologist.

Dates: 18th century.

Music book of William Fraser, schoolmaster at Frachadale, in the parish of Kilninian, Mull., [Circa 1785.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21719
Scope and Contents

The music book contains tunes for the fiddle, many with variations, gathered from the published collections of the day.

On folio 4 verso is a list, April 1785, of the pupils at Frachadale school.

Dates: [Circa 1785.]

Music book of William Robertson., 1930.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21681
Scope and Contents

A scrap album with tunes, chiefly for keyboard, and chiefly from published collections, pasted in. The music is in several hands, some earlier than the album as a whole.

Dates: 1930.

Music book of William Robertson., 1811.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21722
Scope and Contents This collection, actually set down by 'Mr S', perhaps the 'WS' who is composer or arranger of several tunes, consists almost entirely of Scottish music, much of it of bagpipe origin, and much of it transcribed from Daniel Dow's collections, and, rather freely, from the MacFarlane manuscript, now MSS.2084-2085, but then in the possession of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Six of the tunes attributed to the MacFarlane collections ('Merry Annie', page 34; 'Allan Logan's cant', page 37;...
Dates: 1811.

Music book, undated, containing simple arrangements for singing voice and piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14888
Scope and Contents

The music book is mostly blank. It contains two songs, beginning ‘Last night the nightingale woke me’ and “Souvenirs du jeune âge sont graves dans mon Coeur”.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Music book, undated, containing simple arrangements for the piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14887
Scope and Contents

The music book is mostly blank. Contains without titles or texts, the following tunes:

(i) ‘Ealaidh ghaoil’ (folio 1 recto); (ii) “Mo rùn geal dìleas” (folio 1 verso); (iii) ‘Were ye at the Sheriffmuir’ (folio 2 recto).

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Music books and sheet music of Isobel V S Dunlop., 1916-1974, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9121/68-133
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes music scores, correspondence and papers concerning the Saltire Society and Saltire Music Group.

Dates: 1916-1974, undated.