Songs. Musical compositions.
Found in 411 Collections and/or Records:
Account of the 'Padda Song', with notes in the hand of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. , 1st half of 19th century.
Agnes Hume`s music book.
Airs of dances, etc.; and the song "He's aye kissing me", with words., Late 18th century.
Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Album of ‘Jacobite relics’, containing printed and manuscript material and portraits, formerly owned, perhaps started, by James Maidment, and containing additions made by a later owner.
Albums of letters and documents, almost entirely of Scottish interest, written by or relating to historical celebrities, and dealing with public and private affairs.
'Ancient folk-melodies, collected and recorded by George Riddell', being a note by Riddell on the character of folk-music, the survival of old airs, and the prospect of a national school of music., ?1st quarter of 20th century.
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Annotated copy of J L Campbell and Francis Collinson, "Hebridean Folksongs" (1969).
With five letters, 1979, of Campbell to Collinson.
Annotated draft of `the Pibroch of Donuil Dhu` of Walter Scott.
Arrangements of the song "Balulalow" for voice and piano, and for strings, by Peter Warlock.
Arrangements, undated, by Philip Heseltine for voice and piano, and for strings, of the song 'Balulalow'; and a corrected draft of an unidentified work., Early 20th century.
Assorted collection of music in manuscript, comprising arrangements and settings by Learmont Drysdale of traditional songs and various poems., [Before 1910.]
Many of the songs are accompanied by alternative drafts or duplicates.
Audio cassette of a sound recording of "Skuil-Bairns Sing", a collection of Scots nursery rhymes, songs and poems, presented by children of Gourock Primary School.
Audio cassette, "Wee Willie Winkie and ither Weans: Scots Songs Sung by a Choir from Hillhead High School".
Title from the label.
Audio cassettes of recordings of the works of William Soutar, produced by Scotsoun.
Autograph copy, 1969, of ‘Three songs of innocence’, an arrangement, 1929, by Robin Orr of ‘Infant joy’, ‘The lamb’ and ‘The shepherd’ by William Blake, for mezzo soprano and string quartet (‘alternative version with piano accompaniment’)., 1929.
Autograph manuscript of `The fair Unfortunate; or, the Tragedy of Jane Douglas, the Lady Glamis’, an unpublished drama in blank verse by Alexander Campbell, the editor Of ‘Albyn’s Anthology’.
The manuscript is undated, but another hand has added the date 27 November, 1819 (folio 89 verso).
Two sheets of musical accompaniment to songs in the text have been inserted (folios 41, 51).
Tipped in at the front of the volume is a letter, 1821, from the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre, rejecting the play.
Autograph manuscript, undated, of 'Three Scottish songs' arranged for voices, strings, piano and timpani by Gordon Jacob.
Autograph score of 'Three Songs of Night' for baritone and strings, composed by Leon Coates from ‘Pomes Penyeach’ by James Joyce, for the Music Society of St Peter's College, Oxford.
Autograph score of William Wallace, "Songs by Heine".
Presentation autograph score of William Wallace's arrangements for voice and piano of six poems by Heinrich Heine. Dated 1888, and inscribed to "Mrs Young". Contains arrangements of the following: 1. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen; 2. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden; 3. Ich hab im Traume geweinet; 4. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen; 5. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; 6. Mädchen mit dem rothen Mündchen.
Autograph settings by Robin Orr of “The Kimmers o' Cougate” and Three Songs of Innocence by William Blake.
Autograph vocal scores of works by Hamish MacCunn.
Ballads and songs, ancient and modern., [1787]-1831, undated.
This material does not appear to have been used by F J Child. Besides British ballads, it includes a note on Spanish ballads by George Tickner of Boston (folio 7), a letter of William Laidlaw (folio 15), a letter of Robert Jamieson, with translations of Danish ballads (folio 23), historical ballads and songs (folios 50-82), two versions of ‘Galatian’, and correspondence of Sir John Sinclair regarding the Gaelic song ‘Malli bheag Og’, 1819-1820 (folio 93).
"Battle of Waterloo: a song." Written by two soldiers of the Highland Brigade.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.
Many of the tunes are stated to have been composed by Adam and John. The dates for each manuscript are mentioned at various places in the manuscript in question.
A note on the Cook family, to which Thomas Davidson Cook, the owner of the collection, belonged, is given at the end of MS.3103.