Scores.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Original and entire drafts or transcripts of musical compositions or arrangements, typically with the parts of all the different instruments or voices written on staffs one above another, so that they can be read at a glance. Also, musical compositions recorded as a distribution of the parts (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1933).
Found in 315 Collections and/or Records:
Score of a 'Fantasia on national airs' entitled "The (or 'Our') Army and Navy and the Allies", composed presumably about 1914, by John Davidson., [?1914.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22042
Scope and Contents
Composed presumably about 1914.
Dates:
[?1914.]
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.
Score of ‘Acis and Galatea’ by George Frideric Handel; with 'additional accompaniments composed expressly by M. Costa, for the Birmingham Musical Festival, 1858 And presented by him for the Benefit of the General Hospital'.
Item
Identifier: MS.21846
Scope and Contents
Sir Michael Costa conducted the Birmingham Festival from 1849 to 1882 and as conductor of the Sacred Harmonic Society he directed the Handel Festivals from 1857 to 1880.
The score is complete, apart from the omission of 'Cease to beauty to be suing' and 'Consider fond shepherd', with additional parts chiefly for woodwind and strings.
Dates:
1858.
Score of 'Concerto for violin and pianoforte' by John Davidson, an allegro moderato for violin and piano., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22051
Scope and Contents
The covers are two sheets of cardboard.
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 for violin and piano.
Score of 'Eleven [originally 'Nine'] duets for two violins, and a characteristic march' composed by John Davidson., [?1916.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22076
Scope and Contents
The work is undated, but the covers are portions of a calendar for 1916.
Dates:
[?1916.]
Score of 'Nouridden and the beautiful Persian', 'Suite No.1' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22061
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume comprising a gathering of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
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 for piano.
Score of 'Seven sonatinas for the pianoforte' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22059
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume consisting of gatherings of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
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 for piano.
Score of 'Slow airs [for] violin & pianoforte' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22055
Scope and Contents
Portions of the volume are blank.
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 for violin and piano.
Score of 'Sonata, for piano solo, No. 8,' being the same music as that of MS.22052., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22058
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume comprising a gathering of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
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 for piano.
Score of 'Sonato [sic] No. 8', for violin and piano; and, 'Anvil Song' and 'Italian Air' arranged for string quartet, by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22052
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.
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Music of John Davidson for violin and piano.
Score of string quartet in G major by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22025
Scope and Contents
At the end (folio 15 verso) is an arrangement of “The bonnie hoose o' Airlie”.
A leaf is cut out after folio 15.
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.
Score of String quartet [number 1] by Ronald Center., [1964, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22180
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Dates:
[1964, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Final versions of musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Chamber music, undated, of Ronald Center.
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Scores and parts of string quartets by Ronald Center.
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Score and parts for String quartet [number 1] by Ronald Center.
Score of trio sonata in D for violin, cello and piano by Maude Beswick, lacking third movement., 1941.
Item
Identifier: MS.21633
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers, the surviving archive of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, run from the foundation of the Society in 1887 - though it includes a small amount of earlier material - to 1982, and in addition to providing a very full account of the Society's own history, it contains much concerning the history of music-making in Edinburgh in the 20th Century. Included in the collection are the papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society which could trace its descent from the Edinburgh Musical...
Dates:
1941.
Score or parts for three sonatas by Maude Beswick., [1941], 1943, 1946.
File
Identifier: MS.21634
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Violin and cello parts, including final rondo, for the trio sonata in MS.21633 (in D, for violin, cello and piano, 1941), by Maude Beswick (folio 1);
(ii) Score for sonata in A minor for violin and piano, 1943, (folio 13);
(iii) Viola part for sonata in G for viola and piano, dedicated to Sybil Hedderwick, 1946 (folio 27).
Dates:
[1941], 1943, 1946.
Score, parts and arrangements of 'The lads of Wamphray' by Percy Grainger., 1904-1937.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21867-21871
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the pieces are related in some way to Scotland.
Dates:
1904-1937.
Score, undated, of overture ‘Innisgael’, arranged for two pianos., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21993
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
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Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie.
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Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie.
Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21985-22012
Scope and Contents
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Scores and parts for two pieces of music by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21636
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) 'Three Impressions' for cello and piano, undated, score and separate cello part (folio 1);
(ii) 'Midsummer Eve', suite for flute and piano, undated, score, separate flute part, and piano 1 of an arrangement for two pianos (folios 5).
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Scores and parts of string quartets by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22180-22183
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Final versions of musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Chamber music, undated, of Ronald Center.
Scores and parts, undated, for miscellaneous music by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.22005
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Leader’s part for ‘Serenade’ (folio 1);
(ii) Parts for strings of a setting of the song ‘Leezie’ (folio 3);
(iii) Full score of ‘From the lone shieling’ (folio 7).
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
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Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie.
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Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie.
Scores and piano reductions of ‘The Grand Lama’, a comic opera in three acts by G W Crawford, with libretto by James N McLaurin., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21948-21951
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
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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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
Scores and related material of one-act opera, 'The silhouette'., 1954.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9121/108-110
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes music scores, correspondence and papers concerning the Saltire Society and Saltire Music Group.
Dates:
1954.
Scores and sketches for symphonies and concertos by Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.22082
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Opening of 'Symphony No. 1' in full score (folio 1). The title page has an ink drawing of a pastoral scene by Don Whyte.(il) Short score (folio 7) and incomplete fair copy (folio 51) of full score of the first two movements of 'Symphony No. 2 in four movements', with some drafts.(iii) Score of and sketches for the first and third movements of a concerto for violin and orchestra (not completed). (Folio 79.)(iv)...
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Scores of John Purser's Opus 7 for Orchestra, 1964, and of the first movement of his Viola Concerto, undated, and sheets containing unidentified sketches, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.22017
Dates:
1964, undated.
Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21983-22014
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century-3rd quarter of 20th century, undated.
Scores of 'String quartett' in A minor by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22024
Scope and Contents
The third movement, which should have begun at folio 7 verso, appears to have been accidentally omitted, and has been added on extra leaves stitched in at the end (folio 17).
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.