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 411 Collections and/or Records:
Songs of and collected by Ethel Bassin., 1909-1960, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 8(1)-(5)
Songs of David Stephen., Early 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22160-22162
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the compositions appear to be unpublished.
Dates:
Early 20th century.
Songs of G W Crawford, arranged in alphabetical order of title, with some songs composed by others., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21973-21974
Scope and Contents
A contents list has been placed at the front of each volume.
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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Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford.
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Songs for voice and piano by G W Crawford.
Songs of G W Crawford with titles beginning A-O., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21973
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A contents list has been placed at the front of each volume.
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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Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford.
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Songs for voice and piano by G W Crawford.
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Songs of G W Crawford, arranged in alphabetical order of title, with some songs composed by others.
Songs of G W Crawford with titles beginning P-W, followed by songs composed by others., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21974
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A contents list has been placed at the front of each volume.
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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Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford.
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Songs for voice and piano by G W Crawford.
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Songs of G W Crawford, arranged in alphabetical order of title, with some songs composed by others.
‘Songs of Robert Burns’, edited by J C Dick, and ‘Early Scottish melodies’ by John Glen, with additions and corrections in the form of notes, marginal and inserted, in the printed volumes.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3131-3133
Scope and Contents
Many of the notes are in the autographs of Frank Kidson and Thomas Davidson Cook. They are mainly textual, dealing with sources, language, spelling, etc., but some scores of tunes are given.
Dates:
1900, 1903, undated.
‘Songs of Robert Burns’ (London, 1903), edited by J C Dick, with additions and corrections in the form of notes, marginal and inserted., 1903.
File
Identifier: MS.3131
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Many of the notes are in the autographs of Frank Kidson and Thomas Davidson Cook. They are mainly textual, dealing with sources, language, spelling, etc., but some scores of tunes are given.
Dates:
1903.
'Songs of the Gael', being copies of Irish songs and airs.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21836-21838
Scope and Contents
Copies of Irish songs and airs made, 1922-1926, from an unidentified earlier collection (or collections: cf MSS.21836, folio ii, 21837, folio i).The volumes are different from the work by Lachlan Macbean published under the same title at Stirling in 1921.The copies appear to have been made by Annie M Higgins, possibly for Alexander B Ritchie, a leading medical practitioner in Manchester.The copies are in simple treble notation, not accompanied by words,...
Dates:
?19th century-1924.
'Songs, Part One', undated, a collection of words and music by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26534
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
'Songs, Part Three', undated, a collection of words and music by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26536
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Songs, scores, press cuttings and miscellaneous items., 1894-1947, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6427 Box 18(1)-(6)
Songs, Scottish and English, with words., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3337 [Ing.47]
Songs (some with words) and dances., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3345 [Ing.141a]
Scope and Contents
The song, 'Come, Spanish ladies, gaily dance' (folio 21 verso) is in the hand of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe.
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Songs (some with words) and other compositions, bound with engraved music in an album bearing on a label 'Anna Eliza Scott'., 1822.
File
Identifier: MS.3344 [Ing.141]
Scope and Contents
Anna Eliza Scott’s name also occurs with the date 1822 on the first piece in the volume.
Dates:
1822.
Songs, some with words; with airs composed and arranged by Alexander Wood Inglis., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3351 [Ing.168]
Scope and Contents
The airs composed and arranged by Alexander Wood Inglis were found loose, and have been pasted in (folio 8).
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
'Songs', undated, a collection of words and music in three parts by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26534-26536
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Songs, undated, chiefly in the autograph of Lady Nairne., Late 18th century-mid19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.985
Songs, with words, and pieces for the pianoforte., ?18th century-?19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3350 [Ing.167]
The 'Dornie MSS' being the Gaelic song and verse collections of Captain Alexander Matheson, Dornie., Mid 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 2(2-4)
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 19th century.
The Gaelic song collection of Amy Murray, in 2 volumes., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 3(1-2)
Scope and Contents
Containing circa 102 songs and airs.
Dates:
Undated.
The Melrosian Annual, 1888
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13258
Scope and Contents
Manuscript volume consisting of essays, short stories, anecdotes and verse contributed by past and present members of staff of the firm of Andrew Melrose, Edinburgh, Tea Dealers and Grocers. Many of the contributions are reminiscences of the shop and its customers including Professor John Stuart Blackie, f.198, Edinburgh and society. The volume is illustrated with a few pen and ink drawings.Inscribed W.R.M. on inside front cover. With note at the front affirming that this volume...
Dates:
1888, 1917
The music and verse collection of William Ross, Inspector of Gaelic schools, containing fiddle and other music and verse, some of the latter of Lewis provenance., [?Circa 1860].
File
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(4)
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 1860].
Three letters of the Earl of Buchan, including a tracing of a manuscript song of James Thomson., 1792, 1817, 1823.
File
Identifier: MS.1006, folios 82-88
Dates:
1792, 1817, 1823.
Three songs copied by Bertha Feitis, "Spinn Spinn", by Hugo Jüngst, "Die Mutter an der Wiege", by Carl Loewe, and "Es Muss ein Wunderbares Sein", by Ferenc Liszt.
File
Identifier: Acc.9443
Dates:
circa 1900.
Traditional Scottish songs and dances, one with directions for dancing, arranged for keyboard; and three pieces by D von Esch: an aria (vocal line and keyboard accompaniment but no words), a hornpipe, and a fancy., [1827, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.6298, folios 1-6
Scope and Contents
The music is undated, but the paper of folio 4 is watermarked 1827.
Dates:
[1827, or after.]