Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of 20th century musicians, particularly from the Aberdeen area, including most notably James Scott Skinner.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century-1972.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
46 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed, 1974.
Genre / Form
- Annotations.
- Cadenzas. Musical compositions.
- Fiddle music.
- Indexes. Reference sources.
- Melodies.
- Minuets. Muscial compositions.
- Music books.
- Musical compositions.
- Photographs.
- Proofs. printed matter.
- Quadrilles. Musical compositions.
- Reels. Musical compositions: Dances.
- Research notes.
- Scores.
- Strathspeys. Musical compositions.
- Transcriptions. Documents.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk