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Compositions of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Ewing, author of ‘Jerusalem the Golden’, consisting of part-songs, anthems, exercises for the choir, and solos.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1785-1786
Scope and Contents
The lyrics of some of the pieces were written by the composer's wife, Juliana Horatia Ewing.
Dates:
1860-1876, undated.
Music books and papers of Robert Moir (died 1869), who was President of the Edinburgh Church-Music Society and subsequently Conductor of Music at St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21772-21775
Dates:
1511-19th century.
Papers of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940).
Series
Identifier: MSS.14884-14889
Scope and Contents
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:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.