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Music books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Books or booklets, bound or unbound, in which personal compositions or favourite musical pieces by other composers are recorded in some form of musical notation. Most commonly the pages are pre marked with music staves to be completed in manuscript; but volumes of blank pages in which only musical compositions in manuscript have been recorded should be considered music books too. Other than stave notation, other notations might include tablature, canntaireachd, etc. Where only songs have been recorded use 'Songbooks'.

Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:

Drafts, sketches and fragments of identified works by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1971], undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22187-22190
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-[?1971], undated.

Drafts, sketches and fragments of musical compositions of Ronald Center., 1951-1973, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22187-22193
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: 1951-1973, undated.

Drafts, sketches and fragments of unidentified works by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1973].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22191-22193
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-[?1973].

“Duncan Clark’s musick book”., 1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21740
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The music is almost the same in each volume. It would appear from annotations in MS.21742 that the music was played by the Morvern Company of the 42nd Regiment (the Black Watch).

Dates: 1813.

Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., 1936-1947.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26741-26743
Scope and Contents

George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.

Dates: 1936-1947.

Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., 1936-1939.

 File
Identifier: MS.26741
Scope and Contents From the Series:

George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.

Dates: 1936-1939.

Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., [Circa 1936]-1947.

 File
Identifier: MS.26742
Scope and Contents From the Series:

George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.

Dates: [Circa 1936]-1947.

Gaelic and Irish songs and some of George Campbell Hay's poems set to music., 1947.

 File
Identifier: MS.26743
Scope and Contents From the Series:

George Campbell Hay was a self-taught piper and by 1940 had acquired an impressive repertoire of songs. In the late 1930's he began to compose settings both for his own and traditional poems. Some of the settings of the poems set to music are traditional.

Dates: 1947.

“John MacKillop’s music book”., 1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21739
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The music is almost the same in each volume. It would appear from annotations in MS.21742 that the music was played by the Morvern Company of the 42nd Regiment (the Black Watch).

Dates: 1813.

'Manuscript music' book of the daughters of James Douglas containing dances and songs from various countries., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.21792
Scope and Contents

The title is given on folio i.

The music book contains a contents list at folio i verso.

Tipped in at folios 73-78 are six leaves containing the words and music of additional songs. A fragment of a printed sheet containing the words of a song is tipped in at folio v.

Dates: Early 19th century-mid 19th century.