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 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Bagpipe tunes.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.3989

G F Ross, "Article on Piobaireachd with a Collection of 25 Tunes" (1942).

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8383
Scope and Contents

Includes:

lecture, 1952, of Archibald Campbell of Kilberry, "Some Aspects of Highland Pipe Music"

four tunes, undated, of Robert Meldrum.

Dates: 1942-1952 and undated.

John Mackay Piobaireachd manuscript.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9231
Scope and Contents

With associated notes.

Dates: circa 1849.

Music for flute: short pieces mostly by early 18th century composers.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.2.20
Scope and Contents

The manuscript includes music by Handel, Locatelli, Blavet, and Festing, and also some Scottish tunes mostly represented in James Oswald, ‘Caledonian Pocket Companion’ (1745), etc.

Dates: 18th century

Music for violin: consisting mainly of elaborate arrangements of Scottish airs, many apparently from Disblair in Aberdeenshire.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.2.25
Scope and Contents

The manuscript includes an arrangement of a minuet for string trio (folios 20-21), and of `Port Skene` for two flutes and string trio (folios 22 verso-23).

Inside the front cover is a list of measurements for the bagpipe, so called ‘Hybrid Union Pipe’.

Dates: Late 18th century.

Music of F J Simpson.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8974
Scope and Contents

Includes:

full score, circa 1890, of overture "Robert Bruce"

operetta, undated, "Pandora"

early compositions, circa 1875-1876.

Dates: circa 1875-circa 1890.

Music of Harry E Baker.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9763

Music of S Middlar.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9549
Dates: circa 1960-circa 1970.

Papers of Joseph Seymour Halley.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10037
Dates: 1908-1917 and undated.

Papers of the Gall and Inglis families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6437
Scope and Contents

Including music, drawings and notes.

Dates: 19th century to 20th century.

Photocopies of the Ceol Beag of Duncan Campbell.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9396
Scope and Contents

With biographical material.

Dates: circa 1820 to 20th century.

Tunes for the bagpipe, circa 1916-circa 1918, thought to have been collated by a Black Watch piper.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8498
Scope and Contents

With photocopies of strathspeys and reels, 1907, by John Hutton.

Dates: 1907, circa 1916-circa 1918.

Words and music of lyrics and comic operas by Archibald F Hyslop.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9543
Scope and Contents

Many composed for the singer and comedian Harry Gordon, with correspondence.

Dates: circa 1935-1960.