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Flute music.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Musical compositions specifically composed or arranged for flute, regardless of the notation in which they are recorded.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Collections of music for flute and fife.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21733-21744
Dates: [Circa 1795]-1835, undated.

Music book of Andrew Small, Carrickfergus., 1835.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21738
Scope and Contents

The music book belonged subsequently to A Richardson, Selkirk.

Many of the tunes are arranged for flute duet.

Dates: 1835.

Music book of G Wade containing pieces arranged for flute solo (with some duets and trios), including some Scottish airs, but consisting chiefly of popular pieces by well-known contemporary, or near-contemporary composers.

 File
Identifier: MS.21769
Scope and Contents

The paper is watermarked 1825 and the pieces have been transcribed apparently at various times between 1827 (folio 1) and 1852 (folio 44 verso).

A leaf (or a fragment of a leaf) containing musical terms and their translations, apparently cut out of a printed work, is tipped in at the front (folio i).

Dates: [?1827-?1852.]

Music book of John Thompson Smith containing dance and song tunes for the German flute, 1810, and at the back, for the Spanish guitar, 1826.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21754
Scope and Contents

Some music has been written in a later (possibly a child's) hand at folio 20.

Leaves have been torn out before folios 13, 22, 23, 26, and 28, and folios 13-19, 21-28 are blank.

Dates: 1810, 1826.

Music book, undated, compiled in the north of England, consisting of various gatherings of sheets bound together, containing dances, songs and marches (including a number of Scottish tunes), and some other music, all written in a number of hands.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21763
Scope and Contents

None of the pieces is dated, but some of the sheets have watermarks ranging in date from 1817 to 1825. The last third of the volume is blank.

Included are four unidentified sonatas for two flutes (folios 52-56).

Dates: 1st half of 19th century.

Photostats of Scottish music made from the originals in the British Museum., 17th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.1781
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) ‘A Scotch Tune by Mr. Purcell’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);(ii) ‘A Scotch Tune’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);(iii) ‘A New Scotch Tune’, for violin or flute (circa 1694-1697) (Add.MS.35043);(iv) ‘A Scottes Jigge’, for treble viol (?) (17th century) (Add.MS.15118);(v) ‘Scotch Aire’, for harpsichord (late 17th century) (Add.MS.17855);(vi) ‘A...
Dates: 17th century.