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:
Literary and linguistic papers of Donald MacPherson., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.14894
Scope and Contents
Folios 9-72 consist largely of neat transcripts of songs from Donald MacPherson’s notebooks, and are probably the final draft of part of his intended second publication. (Many items appear in earlier drafts in MSS.14891-14892). Folios 88-111 may be the promised English part.The contents are as follows.(i) John MacCodrum. “A’ chainnt a thuirt Iain”, 196 lines. From “Sàr Obair” (folio 1 recto);(ii) Niall MacMhuirich. “Aodroman muice hŏ! Hò!” 45 lines. From...
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Loose sheets of Scottish music, including seven songs by Lady John Scott, bound with notes on the collection by Miss Margaret Warrender., Mid 19th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.834
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
Mid 19th century-early 20th century.
Manuscript containing poems of William MacMurchy.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.2.15
Scope and Contents
The manuscript contains a ‘coat of arms’ watermark. The scribe of the manuscript is William MacMurchy (see Adv.MS.72.2.12). MacMurchy also wrote versions of fourteen of the poems in this manuscript in what are now Adv.MS.73.2.2 (thence printed in ‘Reliquiae Celticae’, volume 2, pages 310-420) and the Inverneill MS (photostat, National Library of Scotland MS.14981). A number of the poems are plainly by the scribe himself.Ewen MacLachlan described it in his ‘Celtic Analysis’...
Dates:
18th century, before 1778.
Manuscript copy of a Latin translation of the song "Carle, now the King's come!"., [?1822.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1666 [F.5.f.17(3)]
Scope and Contents
The Latin translation of the song follows the first item in a volume of printed accounts of King George IV's visit.
Dates:
[?1822.]
Manuscript copy, with art-work, of Andrew Winton`s "Twenty most Favourite Songs of Burns: with Music, Words and Notes on the Lasses to whom they were Written" (London, 1998).
Item
Identifier: Acc.12138
Dates:
1998.
Manuscript drafts and printed copy of "Robin`s Christmas Song", original lyrics attributed to Robert Burns.
File
Identifier: Acc.10680
Dates:
circa 1850-1900.
Manuscript, lettered 'M.S.S. ST. ALBANS 1768' on the spine., 1768.
Item
Identifier: MS.2805
Scope and Contents
The manuscript contains simple problems in arithmetic (folio 1), and songs, ballads, election verses, etc., mostly associated with St Albans (folio 108).
Dates:
1768.
Manuscript music and song texts originally contained in a folder labelled 'Mr John Rankin Mòd Music'., 1928 - 1981
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13695/76-79
Scope and Contents
A small collection of material, most of which probably originateding with the Mòd and Music Committee. The original division into separate folders has been retained.
Dates:
1928 - 1981
'Manuscript music' book of the daughters of James Douglas containing dances and songs from various countries., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21792
Scope and Contents
The title is given on folio i.
The music book contains a contents list at folio i verso.
Tipped in at folios 73-78 are six leaves containing the words and music of additional songs. A fragment of a printed sheet containing the words of a song is tipped in at folio v.
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Manuscript of "A Song on the Hotch Potch Club by Dr [John] Moore", [Glasgow].
Item
Identifier: Acc.11280
Dates:
18th century.
Manuscript of Christopher Murray Grieve, “Hugh MacDiarmid's” translation of Bertolt Brecht's play ‘The threepenny opera’., [1973, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.27048
Scope and Contents
Act III scenes 1 and 2 are omitted, and there are two manuscripts of Act II scene 2. It is followed (folio 123) by drafts of the songs and of Act III scene 4, and by a few pages of typescript.
Dates:
[1973, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Manuscripts, typescript and proofs of Christopher Murray Grieve, “Hugh MacDiarmid's” translation of Bertolt Brecht's play ‘The threepenny opera’.
Manuscript song of Donald R Morrison, "Ri` Taobh a` Chuain".
Item
Identifier: Acc.4697
Dates:
circa 1969.
Manuscripts and transcripts, in an unidentified hand, of 13 Scots Border songs.
File
Identifier: Acc.4718
Dates:
early 20th century.
Manuscripts and typescripts of verse and verse letters by Patrick Geddes and others., 1922-1930, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.10614
Scope and Contents
Inserted at the end (folio 102) are some translations of Gaelic songs by Arthur Geddes, and an article by him, 'Songs of Corrie, Craig and Ben'.
Dates:
1922-1930, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, lectures, notes and other papers of and concerning Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932).
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Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Patrick Geddes.
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Typescripts of the preliminary report on the proposed Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1919-1920 and manuscripts and typescripts of verse and verse letters by Patrick Geddes and others, 1922-1930, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of William Soutar of writings by people other than Soutar., 1938-1943, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.8762
Scope and Contents
The papers include music for three apparently unpublished songs, 1938-1943, one by Douglas E Lumsden and two by Francis George Scott, with words by William Soutar.
Dates:
1938-1943, undated.
Manuscripts, circa 1800, of Scottish and English tunes, previously owned by Helen Banks, Haddington.
File
Identifier: Acc.10261
Dates:
circa 1800.
Manuscripts from Blairs College Library.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.221
Dates:
1177, 15th century-1924.
Manuscripts of English composers.
Series
Identifier: MS.21862
Dates:
Early 20th century-1971, undated.
Manuscripts of lyrics written by Ian Rankin., 1977-2006.
File
Identifier: MS.50518
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts of lyrics by Ian Rankin, written for various bands. Folios 1-6.Lyrics are arranged alphabetically by the name of the band for which they were written.Manuscript lyrics, circa 1977, by Ian Rankin for Rankin’s band The Dancing Pigs.
Lyrics for songs 'Johnnies' and 'All F**ked Up', and track listing for L.P. 'Auschwitz '77'. Folio 1.Manuscript lyrics, 2006, 'The Sixth Stone', written by Ian Rankin for the band Saint Jude's Infirmary.
Includes...
Dates:
1977-2006.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and related working papers of other creative works of Ian Rankin.
Manuscripts of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson., 1825-1832, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.4854
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript in the hands of James Gibson Lockhart and William Maginn, of 'Noctes xlv', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, July 1829. (Folio 1.) The texts of three songs, beginning 'Monsieur Judas est un drȏle', 'Here Judas with a face where shame', and 'As from ken to ken I was going', are lacking. Jane Elliot's poem, 'The flowers o' the forest', occurs where James Hogg's poem, "O Love's a bitter thing to bide", occurs in the printed version. The...
Dates:
1825-1832, undated.
Manuscripts of pipe tunes and songs of Alastair Shanks.
File
Identifier: Acc.7496
Dates:
mid 20th century.
Manuscripts of the song, "An Immorality" and preliminary draft score of "Obliques", both of Thea Musgrave.
File
Identifier: Acc.4735
Dates:
1951-1958.
Marches and dances arranged for string quartet followed by two songs for voices and piano by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22028
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Marches and dances arranged for string quartet (folio 1);
(ii) Two songs for voices and piano (folio 19 verso), the second of which is dated 1908 (folio 21 verso).
It is not clear whether the covers belong to the leaves. Folios 17-22 are additions, stitched to the rest of the volume.
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.
Material, chiefly genealogical, collected by John Philp Wood, chiefly leaves found loose in MSS.1872-1877., 1775-1814.
File
Identifier: MS.1878
Scope and Contents
Also included are: a State of Terregles Parish, 1776 (folio 24); a printed ‘Song for the Duddingston Curling Society’, 1817, with manuscript notes of the names of the persons mentioned (folio 26); and two leaves printed from John Philp Wood's biographies of the Presidents of the Court of Session (Adv.MS.37.2.1, pages 1-19), showing that he intended to publish them (folio 28).
Dates:
1775-1814.
Microfilm of a collection of ballads and songs made for ‘Popular ballads and songs’ by Robert Jamieson., [1806, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15557 [Mf.MSS.52]
Dates:
[1806, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Microfilms of a copy made by Allan Ramsay the elder from the Bannatyne manuscript of 'Satyre of the thrie estaitis' by Sir David Lindsay; and of a collection of ballads and songs made for ‘Popular ballads and songs’ by Robert Jamieson.