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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:

Papers collected by the Rymour Club, chiefly containing material not printed in the ‘Miscellanea’., ?19th century-?early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.3768
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Two sets of corrections to T G Stevenson's 'Sempill ballates’, with notes (folio 1);(ii) Popular rhymes (folio 17), with a girls' singing-game (folio 28) and a skipping-rope rhyme (folio 29);(iii) Children's rhymes and a game (folio 30);(iv) Proverbs and sayings (folio 47);(v) Stories (folio 57);(vi) Miscellaneous verse and prose (folio 64), including copies of five poems of Henry Scott...
Dates: ?19th century-?early 20th century.

Papers of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd., 1911-?1978, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27442
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscripts and one typescript of poems by Nan Shepherd, 1911-1950, undated (folio 1); (ii) Printed and typescript copies of poems by other poets, 1938-?1978, undated (folio 6); (iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1934-1949, undated (folio 42).

Dates: 1911-?1978, undated.

Papers of Robert Moir., 1537-1862, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.21775
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) A psalm setting by Robert Moir written on two leaves cut out of MS.21774 after folio 17 and pasted to a larger sheet of stiff paper. (Folio 1.)(ii) Extracts from newspapers and other periodical publications concerning musical topics published between 1852 and 1862 (and some from earlier sources), written on twenty-five printed bifolia (from a larger number) containing a prospectus and a subscription list for ‘Beauties of the Bible’ by...
Dates: 1537-1862, undated.

Papers of the Earls of Minto and other members of the family., 1791-1888, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12823-12843
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Dates: 1791-1888, undated.

Papers of the Reverend Dr Duncan M Campbell, Minister of Cumlodden., Circa 1878-1912, 1927, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 5(1-6)
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 1878-1912, 1927, undated.

Photostats of parts of 'Adversaria', a commonplace-book of Sir Walter Scott., 1796.

 File
Identifier: MS.2232
Scope and Contents The following sections of the book are reproduced:(i) Poem on Cater Thun, beginning, 'Cold the wild blast that chills thy brow', 5 May 1796 (folio 1);(ii) 'To a Lady', lines beginning, 'For thee from Time's slow mouldering hold' (folio 3);(iii) Lines beginning, 'Farewell my dear Jamie, ah take my farewell', with the refrain, 'Lochaber no more' (folio 4);(iv) 'Elegy on Shenstone', beginning, 'Listless laid beneath a willow' (folio 5);...
Dates: 1796.

Poems (including occasional, political, and love poems), songs and epitaphs., Early 17th century-18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.17799
Scope and Contents

The great majority of the works are of the eighteenth century; but the earlier ones include one each by Andrew Melville (folio 1) and Arthur Johnston (folio 3), both apparently unpublished.

Dates: Early 17th century-18th century.

Printed books owned and annotated by George Campbell Hay., 1867-1970.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26754-26792
Scope and Contents

Some of the books also contain drafts of his poems.

Dates: 1867-1970.

Printed papers in legal cases with which Sir Walter Scott was apparently associated, with a few autograph notes of Scott and others and two slight drawings of buildings., 1782-1801.

 File
Identifier: MS.1627
Scope and Contents

At the end of the papers in the case of the Reverend John McNaught, Minister of Girthon, for whom Sir Walter Scott pleaded (see J G Lockhart’s ‘Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott’, chapter vii), are manuscript copies of offending songs by McNaught.

Dates: 1782-1801.

`Remembrances of Woodhouselee`., 1812, 1894-1914.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11737/8
Scope and Contents

The volume, 1812, contains descriptions of Woodhouselee and surrounding area. Includes sketches and engravings of the estate, poems, songs and music written by those who visited. A series of letters and poems, 1894-1914, have been added by family members at the end.

Dates: 1812, 1894-1914.

Scores and parts, undated, for miscellaneous music by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22005
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Leader’s part for ‘Serenade’ (folio 1);

(ii) Parts for strings of a setting of the song ‘Leezie’ (folio 3);

(iii) Full score of ‘From the lone shieling’ (folio 7).

Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.