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Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Series
Identifier: MSS.3041-3043
Scope and Contents
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Autograph vocal scores of works by Hamish MacCunn.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21979-21980
Dates:
[Before 1890, before 1891.]
Lady John Scott collection of music, chiefly Scottish.
Series
Identifier: MSS.834-843
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscript music composed or collected by Lady John Scott (Alicia Anne Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, died 1900, wife of Lord John Douglas Scott), much of it being in her autograph.
Dates:
Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
Leyden Song Book: a collection of songs, instrumental pieces, and psalms, possibly compiled by Williane Stirling, with later additions.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.2.14
Scope and Contents
The contents are:1. 54 songs and instrumental pieces (folios 1-25 verso), of which the following have been identified:`My love bound me`, Robert Jones, ‘Second Book of Songs’, 1601 (folio 4 verso);`Do not O do not praise`, Robert Jones, ‘Ultimum Vale’, 1608 (folio 5);`There is none, O none but you`, Thomas Campion, ‘Second Book of Airs’, 1610 (folio 6);`Vaine men whose follies`, Thomas Campion, ‘Second Book of Airs’,...
Dates:
Circa 1639.
Microfilm of assorted music, and notes on music and songs, chiefly Scottish.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.295
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Notes, 1826-1827, of Lady John Scott on music, and songs, chiefly Scottish (MS.842);
Airs, 1824, chiefly of ballads, also of marches, etc., dedicated to Sir Walter Scott by Andrew Blaikie (MS.1578);
Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, arranged for violin, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin, late 18th century (MS.3378).
Dates:
Late 18th century-1827.
Microfilm of Leyden Song Book, a collection of songs, instrumental pieces, and psalms, possibly compiled by Williane Stirling, with later additions.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.230
Dates:
[Circa 1639.]
Microfilm of vocal scores of settings by, and an original manuscript of, Hamish MacCunn.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1343-1345
Dates:
[1888, or before-before 1891.]
Papers of the Rymour Club, Edinburgh, which existed from 1903 to 1947, its object being the collection of Scottish ballads, popular rhymes, proverbs, and the like.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3760-3770
Dates:
1903-1947.
Songbook containing the words of 150 popular Scottish, Irish, French and Dutch ballads.
Item
Identifier: MS.6299
Scope and Contents
There is an index on folio 1; the songs begin on folio 5.The Scottish songs appear to come mainly from Allan Ramsay's ‘Tea table miscellany’ and David Herd's ‘Ancient and modern Scottish songs’ (1776), though some of the songs may have been picked up by ear, as they include a very debased version of Henry Carey's 'Sally in our alley' (folio 17 verso) and "My heart's in the Highlands" in an apparently unknown version different from that of Burns (folio 81 verso)....
Dates:
18th century.