Songs. Musical compositions.
Found in 411 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers of the Hume family, chiefly of Alexander and William, musicians and songwriters.
Includes manuscripts of two songs to settings by Alexander Hume.
Correspondence concerning Strathtay traditions; place-names; Alexander MacGregor’s Black Watch Song, translated by Alexander Gow, etc., 1925-1926, undated.
Correspondence, journals, and songs, chiefly in the autographs of Lady Nairne and of her sisters, Mrs Stewart of Bonskeid, Mrs Steuart of Dalguise, and Mrs Keith of Ravelston.
Correspondence of the Reverend James Morton., 1811-1875, undated.
Diary of John Forfar, schoolmaster in Edinburgh.
Draft of music and words of "Edinburgh Nonsense", by John and Janet Hamilton.
Drafts and fair copies of settings of ten songs by Francis George Scott.
Five of the settings are of poems of Robert Burns (folios 1-27).
Early draft of 'On Glaister's Hill' by William Jeffrey., ?1945.
A song, 'We'll hae laen sae lang', is written inside the back cover.
'Early Scottish melodies’ (Edinburgh, 1900) by John Glen, with additions and corrections in the form of notes, marginal and inserted., 1900.
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.
‘Early Scottish melodies’ (Edinburgh, 1900) by John Glen, with additions and corrections in the form of notes, marginal and inserted; with variants of the words and music of ‘Over the Water to Charlie’., 1900.
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.
Eight letters and the words of a song of John Hay Beith to Miss E Spartali.
Letters concern literary matters.
Eight songs with music (vocal line and guitar harmonies) of Alan Rankine and William Mackenzie.
Extracts, 1839, from the lute book, 1627-1629, of Robert Gordon of Straloch, transcribed in tablature by George Farquhar Graham.
The manuscript consists of 30 pieces for lute, some dances, some song tunes, mostly Scottish, but including William Basse`s
`Hunter`s Career` (folios 18 verso-19). It includes an introduction giving a history of the original manuscript, some explanation of lute
tablature, and a list of the original contents.
Robert Gordon`s original manuscript is now lost.
Fair copy by Ronald Stevenson of small section of his 1948 composition, "Then Cherish Pity ...".
Final versions of musical compositions of Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1973], undated.
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.
Four manuscript music books, collected by William Arnot Watterston.
Books contain four part arrangements for violin, cello and flute of 230 airs, songs, reels and strathspeys.
Four music books.
Collection of 11 reels or marches and seven songs, transcribed/belonging to Margaret Robertson; "Of notes and there [sic] lengths", belonging to John Johnston; collection of 49 songs or reels for harpsichord, holograph Charlotte Ellis; volume of 28 tunes with ownership mark of Charlotte Ellis.
Four volumes of music, including songs by Lady John Scott, detailed in Miss Warrender’s notes in MS.834., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
The collection consists of manuscript music composed or collected by Lady John Scott (Alicia Anne Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, died 1900, wife of Lord John Douglas Scott), much of it being in her autograph.
"Franco-Scottish March, for full orchestra, arranged from 'The Scottish Tribute to France'. Cantata for chorus and orchestra, written by his Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T., composed by Learmont Drysdale.", 1903.
Also included are three songs: 'Ireland', 'Scotland', and 'England'. The date 1903 occurs on folio 9.
Full score, arrangements and piano accompaniment for ‘Cauld kail het’, a selection of Scots songs by G W Crawford., 1914.
Full score of ‘Cauld kail het’ by G W Crawford., 1914.
The score is dated ‘30/6/14’ at page 55.
Full score of ‘Song of the Lonely Mountain Corrie’, being Scottish lyric pieces, opus 34, number 3., 1928.
The work was completed in 1928 (folio 11).
The score is lacking two leaves between folios 4 and 5.
A press cutting depicting the view north-east from Ben Lawers is pasted inside the front cover.
Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., 1936-1947.
George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.
Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., 1936-1939.
George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.
Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., [Circa 1936]-1947.
George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.