Musical compositions.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: General term for the creation and conceptual arrangements of music into works to be performed.
Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:
Transcripts, possibly by Harie Maule, of pieces for bass viol by Jean de Ste Colombe., 4th quarter of the 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9469
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the music consists of versions for a single instrument of de Ste Colombe's 'Concerts’ for two bass viols. The remaining pieces are otherwise unknown.
Dates:
4th quarter of the 17th century.
Twenty-three pieces of music, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature., Mid 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9451
Scope and Contents
Composers named are Gautier le vieux, Gautier d'Angleterre, Vincent, Pinel, Hautman, and Bouvier.
Dates:
Mid 17th century.
Two-movement work entitled 'To the Memory of Schubert' by G W Crawford, consisting of a scherzo and an andante and allegro., [?1892-?1941.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21909
Scope and Contents
The work was written under the pseudonym 'Edina'. This has been deleted by G W Crawford, who has written his name on the title page.
A leaf has been cut out and the stub pasted to folio 35.
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
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Miscellaneous orchestral music of G W Crawford.
Typescripts, manuscripts, and printed works of other authors and composers., 1921-1950, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10509/177-187
Unbound manuscript music., 1743-19th century, undated
File
Identifier: MS.3352 [Ing.305]
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Military airs, almost all mentioned in the history of military music (MS.3353) which they were intended to illustrate. They are taken from various sources, such as the Dalhousie and Macfarlane manuscripts and a manuscript music-book of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, and include transcripts of two manuscripts of William Byrd's Battle Piece. So far as possible, they have been arranged in the order in which they are mentioned in MS.3353, to the sections...
Dates:
1743-19th century, undated
Unpublished works, 1966-1969, undated; and two manuscript exercise books, undated, of William Bowie., 1966-1969, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21876
Variety of pieces chiefly by John Davidson composed or arranged for string trio or (chiefly) string quartet, including some by Mozart and Weber., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22029
Scope and Contents
A made-up volume consisting of various single and gatherings of leaves stitched together with covers from different sources.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson chiefly for string quartet.
Various musical compositions of James Scott Skinner., 1870, [circa 1900], 1924, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.22078, folios 50-72
Scope and Contents
Some of the compositions are written on leaves from a music book and others are written on the backs of printed sheets.
Dates:
1870, [circa 1900], 1924, undated.
Various piano reductions, parts and arrangements for musical works by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21907
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Piano reduction (folio 1) and arrangement for brass band (folio 15) of ‘In varying moods’;
(ii) Piano reduction and some orchestral parts (strings and some wind) of the march ‘Now or never’ (folio 25);
(iii) Piano reductions, the first of which is dated ‘12/2/11’ (folio 38), of ‘Coronation march (folio 35).
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
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Miscellaneous orchestral music of G W Crawford.
Vocal music of John Davidson, consisting of hymns and other religious compositions and settings of songs., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22071
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.