'Collection of Scots Tunes, with Variations, for the Violin. 1775.'
Scope and Contents
The title is taken from folio i. 'Scots music, Vol.I' appears on the front cover.
The tunes, some of which are copied from ‘A curious collection of Scots tunes. With variations, for the violin (etc.)’, first published by Robert Bremner in 1759, are written in simple treble notation and are preceded by an index arranged alphabetically by title at folio i verso, written, like the rest of the volume, in a calligraphic hand.
The leaves appear to consist of sheets stuck together.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
22 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
i folio + 42 pages.
Custodial History
The original compiler or owner is unknown. The volume was subsequently owned apparently by James McCara, Cultoquhey, whose inscription (erased) is, like that of David Laurie, Glasgow, written inside the front cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1973.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- 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
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