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Songs. Musical compositions.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Musical compositions, typically relatively short, consisting of words, melody and, often but not necessarily, other elements of musical arrangement. The words, which may be sung with or without instrumental accompaniment, may be specific to the music, lyrics, or the music may be composed to accompany existing words, such as those of a poem.

Found in 246 Collections and/or Records:

Ballads and songs, ancient and modern., [1787]-1831, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.893
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: [1787]-1831, undated.

Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3093
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 1840-1847.

Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook., 1834-1883, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3092-3103
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1834-1883, undated.

Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1856.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3092-3094
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 1834-1856.

Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing papers of Reverend Dr Duncan M Campbell and collections of Gaelic songs and verse., circa 1878-1912, 1927, circa 1935, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 5(1-8)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: circa 1878-1912, 1927, circa 1935, undated.

Box of the Reverend William Matheson, containing collections of 18th-19th century papers., 1707-1870.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(1-5)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: 1707-1870.

Box of the Reverend William Matheson, containing collections of 19th century papers., mid-late 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 2(1-6)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: mid-late 19th century.

Box of the Reverend William Matheson, containing collections of Gaelic songs and place-names., [?Late 19th century-early 20th century].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 3(1-3)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: [?Late 19th century-early 20th century].

Box of the Reverend William Matheson, containing three volume press cutting collection of Gaelic verse, prose and related articles from Highland newspapers and periodicals., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 4(1-3)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Camera script for "Songs all the Way" (9), 1963

 File
Identifier: Acc.13916/16
Scope and Contents

Camera script for episode 9 of a BBC television programme "Songs all the way", filmed on 1 December 1963 and broadcast on 11 December 1963. Featuring a selection of Gaelic songs performed by soloists and by Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir, presented by Donald Thomson. [2], 25 ff.

Dates: 1963

‘Ceol Mara: Songs of the Isle of Lewis’ (London, 1935), by Duncan Matheson Morison., 1935.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14976
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.

Dates: 1935.

Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21968-21974
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.]

Choral music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21920-21923
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.]

Collection of songs and ballads, chiefly Scottish, in the handwriting of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1824.

 File
Identifier: MS.210
Scope and Contents

The songs and ballads are chiefly from manuscripts of Sir Walter Scott, Mrs Laing, Peter Buchan, and others unnamed.

Dates: 1824.

Common place book of Robert Edward (1616-1696), minister of the Murroes; with original cover., [?1635-?1670.]

 Series
Identifier: MS.9450
Scope and Contents From the Series:

MSS.9447-9458 consist of Scottish and English music, and French lute music, all dating from before 1675. MSS.9459-9469 consist of French music brought to Scotland by James and Harie Maule after their visits to France between 1678 and 1683. MSS.9470-9475 are opera scores and parts acquired by James Maule when in exile in Italy after the 1715 rising.

Dates: [?1635-?1670.]