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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:

Music books belonging to a member, or members, of the family of James Sanderson., 1856-1864.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22165-22167
Scope and Contents

The music books contain settings of songs in English (including a few Jacobite airs) and several other languages, and were composed at various times between September 1856, when the family were at Ootacamund, and December 1864, after their return, or move, to Edinburgh.

Several of the song writers and composers are identified.

Dates: 1856-1864.

Music books containing fiddle music written by William McKinley., [?1830-?1840.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22137-22140
Scope and Contents

Many additional tunes are written in a later hand on strips of paper tipped or pasted in each volume throughout, and on other strips of papers loosely enclosed, which have been transferred to MS.22141. Pencil notes are written throughout each volume in a hand similar to that in which the additional tunes are written.

Dates: [?1830-?1840.]

Music books containing music apparently for fife., 1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21739-21744
Scope and Contents

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.

Music books of Isobel V S Dunlop., 1916-1974, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9121/69-106
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes music scores, correspondence and papers concerning the Saltire Society and Saltire Music Group.

Dates: 1916-1974, undated.

Music books of John Davidson containing parts of arrangements for string quartet of Davidson's own compositions originally for other combinations of instruments, of operatic and other pieces by various composers, and of some songs., [?1871-?1926.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22038-22041
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Music books, undated, containing simple arrangements chiefly for piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14887-14888
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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.

Music manuscript sketch-book of Ronald Center containing on the versos of the leaves sketches of the 'Dies irae' from the Requiem, with drafts of other pieces., Mid 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.22188
Scope and Contents

As well as the 'Dies Irae' (folio 1 verso; cf. MS.22173, folio 100 for the final version), there is also what appears to be a draft of a fugue in F minor, 4/4, for piano solo (folio 1); ‘Air’ (folio 8; cf. MS.22171, folio 1 for the final version) and ‘Cradle song’ (folio 10; cf. MS.22173, folio 119 for the final version).

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Music manuscript sketch-book, undated, of Ronald Center containing sketches for a work on Mary Queen of Scots, sketches for a string quartet and the first movement of a Sinfonia da Camera., [?1973.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.22191
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Sketches for a work on Mary Queen of Scots (folios 1, 7-9; cf. MS.22189, folio 7 and MS.22192);

(ii) Sketches for a string quartet (folio 1 verso)

(iii) The first movement of a Sinfonia da Camera (folio 5).

All are undated, but may belong to the last year of Ronald Center's life.

A leaf has been torn out before folio 1.

Dates: [?1973.]

Music of John Davidson chiefly for string quartet., [?1871-?1926.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22046
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Musical compositions of Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1973], undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22193
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], undated

Musical manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., Circa 1680-1864.

 Series
Identifier: MS.5777-5782
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: Circa 1680-1864.

'Old airs, collected and written down by George Riddell. Begun in 1903’., 1903.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3042-3043
Scope and Contents

108 airs, with many of which the words of one verse are given. To some, George Riddell has added a note stating where he obtained the melody.

Dates: 1903.

Parts of music books containing piobaireachd tunes., Late 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22126
Scope and Contents The volume consists of a pair of covers of a music book 'Presented to Ronald Mac Kenzie Pipe Major 78th Highlanders (Ross Shire Buffs) by his cousin John Ronald...' between 1870 and 1879, containing the front cover of a music book (folio ii) presented to 'Pipe Major Ronald Mackenzie from J.G. Hopkinson ... 1897' followed by three gatherings and some loose leaves from a music book containing piobaireachd tunes numbered 61-290, 319-324, with several unnumbered (folio 1), and loose leaves from...
Dates: Late 19th century.

Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes., 1st half of 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21780
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the music books are of unknown ownership but all may be of northern Scottish provenance. They are all undated but appear to belong to the first half of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1st half of 19th century.

Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes., 1st half of 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21783
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the music books are of unknown ownership but all may be of northern Scottish provenance. They are all undated but appear to belong to the first half of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1st half of 19th century.