Music books.
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes in simple treble notation., 1st half of 19th century.
Most of the music books are of unknown ownership but all may be of northern Scottish provenance. They are all undated but appear to belong to the first half of the nineteenth century.
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dances and marches in simple treble notation., 1st half of 19th century.
Most of the music books are of unknown ownership but all may be of northern Scottish provenance. They are all undated but appear to belong to the first half of the nineteenth century.
Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Small music book, undated (but apparently circa 1950), made for use at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh, containing various sketches and compositions, and sketches for the prelude to 'Lucy Ashton'., [Circa 1950.]
Some of the leaves are damaged.
Tunes copied from "Bremner's Reels, 1759", presumably the ‘Collection of Scots reels’, published by Robert Bremner., 1759.
Typescript copy of the Nether Lorn, or Campbell, Canntaireachd., 1797-[1814, or after].
The copy was made along with other copies at the instance of John Bartholomew, who was then the owner of the original. It was carefully checked and corrections made by Bartholomew and Colonel J P Grant of Rothiemurchus.
Untitled, undated, music book containing a collection of songs by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.
Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.
Untitled, undated, music book containing a collection of songs by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.
Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.
Virginal book of Clement Matchett., 1612.
Twelve pieces for virginal by William Byrd, John Bull, John Dowland (in a setting by Wilbye) and anonymous, in the hand of Clement Matchett.
Volume of pipe music containing pieces almost all by A McLeod, Pipe-Major in the 26th Foot., 1862, 1885-1886.
Many of the pieces appear to have been composed for specific occasions in 1862 (folios 9, 11) and 1885-1886 (folios 2 verso, 4, 5). A leaf, the conjugate of folio 11, is cut out after folio 4. It is not known why the volume has been used inverted throughout.
Volume of Scottish music, comprising airs, Lowland and Highland, songs, dances, a pibroch, etc., 1838, undated.
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane., 1808.
This music book is the source of much of the Clephanes’ privately printed collection of 1808 (Microfilm MS.266). Almost half is Gaelic. Includes (folio 57) an otherwise unrecorded air for “Eachann Bacach’s Thriall ar bunadh gu Phàro”.
Xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane., 1816, 1825.
Xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane., 1821-1823.
A highly miscellaneous collection of Scots, Gaelic and Irish songs, 18th century operatic airs, etc., chiefly arranged for voice and keyboard. Dated at folios 38 (‘Gaelic air picked up at sea Sept. 1823’), 47 (“Una’s song. A.J.D.C. April 25th 1822”) and 116 (‘Ballads still unset Une 16th 1821’). Most of the small number of Gaelic airs are indexed at folio 119.