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:
Music of John Davidson chiefly for string quartet., [?1871-?1926.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22046
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.]
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.
Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson., 1871-1926, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22074
Scope and Contents
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, undated.
Newspaper cuttings collected by Joe Corrie concerning his own work., 1929-1931.
File
Identifier: MS.26557
Scope and Contents
Also includes manuscript drafts of poems and songs, and fragments of plays.
Dates:
1929-1931.
Note-book, titled 'Old Scots Songs, collected in Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Berwickshire, by Thomas Wilkie. A.D. 1815’., 1815.
Item
Identifier: MS.123
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Thomas Wilkie was a collector of Border lore, and communicated much information to Walter Scott.
Dates:
1815.
Note-book, titled ’Old Scots Songs, etc., collected mostly in Roxburghshire, Berwickshire, and Selkirkshire, by Thomas Wilkie, A.D. 1814’., 1814.
Item
Identifier: MS.122
Scope and Contents
Includes material for MS.121.
Dates:
1814.
Notebook containing ‘A collection of loyal songs for the use of the Revolution Club Edinburg [sic] 1748’., 1760-1765.
Item
Identifier: MS.15178
Scope and Contents
Copied by Alicia Blunt at various times between 1760 (folio 1) and 1765 (folio 24). An engraving depicting swans is pasted to the front cover. A leaf is torn out between folios 1 and 2.
Dates:
1760-1765.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Miscellaneous papers.
Notebook entitled 'Recueil des Chansons francais', written in two different hands and apparently incomplete., Early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.10369
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Notebook of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford: volume XIII., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.9.9
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Notebook of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford: volume XV., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.9.11
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Notebook of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford: volume XXIV., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.8.2
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Notebook of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford: volume XXVI., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.8.4
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Notebook of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing copies of songs collected by A Lamont, including songs by John MacGregor and others, of Atholl interest., 1890.
Item
Identifier: MS.14885
Scope and Contents
There is an inscription on the inside of the front cover: ‘Evelyn Stewart Murray from A. Lamont April 1890 copied by his cousin – Craigie Edinburgh’ and ‘A. Lamont died in London 1890’.The contents are as follows.(i) John MacGregor. Song of 11 double quatrains, beginning ‘Tha mo smaointean diomhair / A direadh le meamnadh’. Headed ‘Oran air Seumas Diuc Adhoill le Iain MacGriogair Bard Ghlinn-Comhuinn. Chaidh an t-oran seo a chur ann clo ann an Dun-Eidinn anns a...
Dates:
1890.
Notebook of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic songs and hymns copied from the McLagan collection., 1888.
Item
Identifier: MS.14884
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains an inscription on the first leaf: ‘from the Manuscripts of the late Revd James McLagan Blair Athole; and lent to P.C. [i.e. Paul Cameron?] by his grandson, the Revd L.C. MacLagan Wedderburn F.C. Madderty May 24 1888 P.C. June 26. 1888. E.S.M.’The last two folios are tipped in at the back and probably copied from a different source.The notebook contains the following.(i) James McLagan (?). ‘Failte Adhail’. 12 double quatrains, beginning “'N uair...
Dates:
1888.
Notebook of Neil MacInnes, Glasgow, containing a collection of Gaelic songs., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 5(7)
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:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Reverend William Matheson.
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Collections of 18th-20th century papers acquired by Reverend William Matheson.
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Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing papers of Reverend Dr Duncan M Campbell and collections of Gaelic songs and verse.
Notebook of Thomas Stoddart containing manuscripts of the songs printed in "An angler's rambles and angling songs’, some of which are annotated 'Written in 1837. Revised and altered in 1864'., 1837-[1866, or after].
File
Identifier: MS.10298
Scope and Contents
Press-cuttings of reviews of the book are pasted over many of the poems.
Dates:
1837-[1866, or after].
Notebook, undated, of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic grammatical notes, exercises and music., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14889
Scope and Contents
The grammatical notes and exercises are on folios 1-106, and the music is on folios 107-123.The contents are as follows.(i) Small envelope bearing Evelyn Stewart Murray's address (folio i);(ii) Tale headed ‘An t-seana bhantrach’ (folio 1), and an English translation entitled ‘The poor widow’ (folio 2);(iii) Moral tale headed “Tha irioslachd agus bochdainn a' trearachadh gu neamh” (folio 3) and an English translation, “Humility and poverty lead...
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Notebooks of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing copies of Gaelic songs and hymns., 1888, 1890.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14884-14885
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gaelic manuscripts of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940), third daughter of John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th duke of Atholl (1840-1917). Having learned Gaelic in her youth, she collected 240 Gaelic folk tales in Perthshire (the manuscripts now held in Blair Castle), and also left behind notebooks of Gaelic songs and other Gaelic material. The contents are as follows.MS.14884. Songs copied from McLagan Collection; small collection of hymns...
Dates:
1888, 1890.
Notebooks of George Campbell Hay containing original poetry, texts from various literatures (Celtic, Greek, Scandinavian, Arabic) and Gaelic songs, idioms and proverbs., [Circa 1933]-[circa 1975.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26721-26723
Scope and Contents
Most of the material dates from the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Dates:
[Circa 1933]-[circa 1975.]
Notes of Lady John Scott on music, and songs, chiefly Scottish., 1826-1827.
File
Identifier: MS.842
Scope and Contents
The contents nclude a hymn by James Hogg beginning, “Blessed be Thy name for ever”, “Lucy’s Flittin’” by William Laidlaw, “The Spottiswoode's Quick March”, and “The Spotys-woode's Coronach”.
Dates:
1826-1827.
'O for yane and twenty Tam; a melodramatic pastoral' by George Wilson., 1852.
Item
Identifier: MS.14237
Scope and Contents
The melodrama is in prose but includes many songs.
Dates:
1852.
'Old airs, collected and written down by George Riddell. Begun in 1903’., 1903.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3042-3043
Scope and Contents
108 airs, with many of which the words of one verse are given. To some, George Riddell has added a note stating where he obtained the melody.
Dates:
1903.
'Old airs, collected and written down by George Riddell. Begun in 1903, book I', containing airs 1-84., 1903.
File
Identifier: MS.3042
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
108 airs, with many of which the words of one verse are given. To some, George Riddell has added a note stating where he obtained the melody.
Dates:
1903.
'Old airs, collected and written down by George Riddell. Begun in 1903, book II', containing airs 85-108., 1903.
File
Identifier: MS.3043
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
108 airs, with many of which the words of one verse are given. To some, George Riddell has added a note stating where he obtained the melody.
Dates:
1903.
Original and revised autograph settings by Robin Orr of "The Kimmers o' Cougate", a song from Sydney Goodsir Smith's play 'Colickie Meg', preceded by a letter of the composer presenting the setting to the donor., 1955.
File
Identifier: MS.22016, folios 1-3
Original letters and transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott., 1806-1832.
File
Identifier: MS.855
Scope and Contents
Includes a song celebrating Lord Melville's acquittal, 'The Lawyer and the Archbishop of Canterbury', evidently by Sir Walter Scott, 1806 (folio 2).
Dates:
1806-1832.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.