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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:

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.

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The papers include music for three apparently unpublished songs, 1938-1943, one by Douglas E Lumsden and two by Francis George Scott, with words by William Soutar.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 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.

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.

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.]

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 Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 4A., Late 18th century-mid 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1316
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Songs, late 18th century-mid19th century, chiefly in the autograph of Lady Nairne (MS.985);

Miscellaneous fragments, 1769-1873, in the autograph of Lady Nairne and others, including ‘Thoughts’, 1821, of Lady Nairne, and 'Recollections of Clevedon, etc., 1847', by Margaret Harriet Steuart (MS.986).

Dates: Late 18th century-mid 19th century.

Minute book of the Edinburgh Skating Club., 1889-1966.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24642
Scope and Contents The minute book records regular meetings up to 1939, followed by the Secretary's memorandum of 1966 recommending the winding up of the club and the disposal of its property, with members' assents thereto (folios 78-82). Additional material includes club songs for 1842 and 1843 (folios 136-137); the Glasgow Skating Club Rules, 1875; ‘The Edinburgh Skating Club, with diagrams of figures and a list of members’, (Edinburgh, 1875) (folios 138-150); ‘Skating diagrams’ by Charles A Stevenson, 1881...
Dates: 1889-1966.

Miscellaneous documents apparently from the library of the Reverend A J Macdonald, Minister of Killearnan., 17th century-early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.3784
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Gaelic texts of a tale and two songs (folio 1);(ii) Letters, notes, and texts of Gaelic poems from the Lochaber area, sent by the Reverend John Walker Macintyre, Minister of Kilmonivaig, to the Reverend A J Macdonald in 1911 (folio 6);(iii) Copies, made in 1897, of seventeenth-century papers belonging to the Earls of Antrim (folio 29);(iv) A letter and two documents relating to the Macdonalds of Sleat,...
Dates: 17th century-early 20th century.

Miscellaneous Gaelic songs and papers of Rose Ethel Bassin., 1931-1968.

 File
Identifier: MS.14925
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Chiefly words, 1931-1967. Includes (folio 76) letter in Gaelic from Donald MacPhail, Inverness, 1955 (folio 1); (ii) Word-sheets for school concerts, 1942-1948 (folio 79); (iii) Music (including accompaniments), 1931-1968 (folio 116).Includes the following miscellaneous songs ‘Crodh Chailein’ (folios 1 recto, 157 recto); “Crònan Cuallaich” (folio 3 recto); ‘Ailein Duinn’ (folio 4 recto, 29 recto); ‘An Gille Dubh Ciar-dhubh’ (folio 5...
Dates: 1931-1968.

'Miscellaneous letters and documents', including many letters of the nobility, and official documents of the Restoration period., 1600, 1627-1832, 1881, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.2956
Scope and Contents The contents include: a song, 'Come all brave boys of the cappen trade', scribbled on the back of a draft deed of the seventeenth century (folio 52 verso); a manuscript copy of a pamphlet, ‘An Account of the Engagement on the Sheriff-Moor’, printed by Robert Freebairn (Perth, 1715), reproduced by Robert Patten in his ‘History of the late Rebellion’ (London, 1717), page 203, but not otherwise known (folio 25); a letter, 1746, of Lord Kames regarding David Hume's difficulties with the...
Dates: 1600, 1627-1832, 1881, undated.

Miscellaneous letters, papers, engravings and photographs of the Abercromby family., 1798-1887, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24774
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) An engraving (16 x 10.5 centimetres) by John Kay of Edinburgh, 1798, of General Sir Ralph Abercromby reviewing his troops (folio 1); (ii) An engraving (18 x 11.5 centimetres) by Thomas Kelly of London, 1816, depicting the 'Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie', 1801 (folio 2); (iii) An engraving, (13 x 10.5 centimetres), undated, and artist not known, of a portrait of Sir Ralph Abercromby (folio 3); (iv) A photograph, (13 x 10 centimetres), undated, by the Arundel...
Dates: 1798-1887, undated.

Miscellaneous music and words from various cultures collected by Rose Ethel Bassin., 1938-1969.

 File
Identifier: MS.14929
Scope and Contents The miscellaneous music and words are from various cultures other than Scottish Gaelic, notably Russian (folios 20-32), Aramaic (folios 33-36), French (-Canadian) (folios 37-40), Chilean (folios 41-43), Irish (folio 44), Scots (folios 45-53), English (folio 55 on).Also included are the following;(i) Music connected with B.Mus. (Durham) correspondence course, 1938-1941 (folio 1);(ii) See above. Folio 35, letter of Ruth Rubin, folksinger, New York, 26 August...
Dates: 1938-1969.

Miscellaneous music of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22073-22074
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Miscellaneous musical stage works of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21958-21962
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.]

Miscellaneous papers of and relating to Sir Charles Dalrymple., 1855-1916, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.25652
Scope and Contents

The papers include Sir Charles Dalrymple's account of Lady Alice Mary Dalrymple's death in 1884 and drafts for his Memorial Service at Newcraighall Church in 1916. There is also miscellaneous verse, drawings, and printed notices.

Dates: 1855-1916, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of Donald Alexander Mackenzie., [Circa 1909]-1937.

 File
Identifier: MS.19310
Scope and Contents

The papers include twelve songs set to music, six being settings of poems by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, and eight arranged by Learmont Drysdale. Also a memorandum of agreement for publishing ‘The Migration of Symbols’, 1923 (folio 36), manuscript of Mackenzie's article on ‘School Life Fifty years ago’ published in the ‘Scottish Educational Journal’ of November 18th 1932, pages 1391-1393 (folio 38), and newspaper cuttings concerning his life and work, 1901-1937.

Dates: [Circa 1909]-1937.

Miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club., 1854-1969, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24646
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Secretary's Reports, 1888-1897, with Reports of Committees, 1881, 1895 (folio 1); (ii) Letters of Thomas Paterson, Club Secretary, 1881 (folio 30); (iii) Miscellaneous bills, 1854-1874 (folio 36); (iv) Miscellaneous papers, 1863-1969, undated, including notes on days of skating in seasons 1863-1878, a Prospectus for the Murrayfield Skating Company, 1881, and a club song, 1881.

Dates: 1854-1969, undated.