Melodies.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: That part of musical form which consists of the arrangement of single notes in musical succession to define a piece of music's essential charachter.
Found in 168 Collections and/or Records:
Airs, chiefly Scottish, in an album bearing the name of Adam Johnston, Ensign, Berwickshire Militia., 1814.
File
Identifier: MS.3342 [Ing.87]
Scope and Contents
A few leaves of a smaller format are inserted loose at the end.
Dates:
1814.
Airs of dances, etc., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3338 [Ing.56]
Airs of dances, etc.; and the song "He's aye kissing me", with words., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3340 [Ing.67]
Airs of dances, etc., inscribed 'To Mr. Cumming, from a poor devil going to push his fortune in South America. R.C., Dankeith ... 1819'., [1802, or after.], 1819.
File
Identifier: MS.3339 [Ing.57]
Scope and Contents
The airs are written on paper watermarked 1802.
Dates:
[1802, or after.], 1819.
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.
“Amateur's companion” (undated), and ‘Mary of Castlecary’ or ‘Saw ye my wee thing’, (undated), bound up with a small collection of Scottish tunes in manuscript, [circa 1824]., [Circa 1824], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21737
Dates:
[Circa 1824], undated.
'Ancient folk-melodies, collected and recorded by George Riddell', being a note by Riddell on the character of folk-music, the survival of old airs, and the prospect of a national school of music., ?1st quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3041
Dates:
?1st quarter of 20th century.
Annotated copies of tunes, compiled by John Murdoch Henderson from various manuscript sources., 17th century-1859.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21682-21685
Dates:
17th century-1859.
Annotated copies of tunes from 'Airs and melodies of the highlands and islands of Scotland', volume 2, by Angus Fraser., 1859.
File
Identifier: MS.21685
Annotated copies of tunes from the music book of Robert Butler., 1815.
File
Identifier: MS.21684
Annotated copies of tunes from various sources including the Skene manuscript (Adv.MS.5.2.15), the Drummond manuscript (Drummond Castle), the William Young manuscript (Reid Library), the Baxter manuscript (Dundee Central Library), and the Macfarlane manuscripts (MSS.2084-2085)., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21682
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
Book of dance tunes chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern., [Circa 1765.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5449
Scope and Contents
Also included are some tunes for the keyboard (folios 38-44 verso). The pieces consist, along with some Scots tunes, of minuets, gavottes, marches, etc., by composers of the day including Thomas Arne, Arcangelo Corelli, William Felton, George Frideric Handel and Johann Adolph Hasse.
Dates:
[Circa 1765.]
Book of English and Scottish tunes, composed by known authors and traditional., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.2833
Scope and Contents
The music book contains the names of James Thomson, 1702, and John Daniel. For some of the tunes this appears to be the earliest manuscript.
Dates:
18th century.
Book of United Presbyterian hymn tunes of the Rev. Dr Hugh Aird, Brechin, with associated material.
File
Identifier: Acc.13951
Content Description
Book of hymn tunes, with a label reading "Hugh Aird 1839" pasted onto the inside front cover. The book contains ca. 80 tunes, without texts, of the United Presbyterian Church. The tunes are arranged for four voices, and a contents list is found at the front. Paginated by the scribe 1-100, followed by 19 blank pages. With a photograph of the Rev. Hugh Aird, ?ca. 1890, and a printed obituary entitled "In Memoriam. Rev. Hugh Aird, M.A., D.D., Brechin."
Dates:
1839-1895
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.3092
Dates:
1834-1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
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Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
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Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.3093
Dates:
1840-1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
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Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
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Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1856.
Item
Identifier: MS.3094
Dates:
1856.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1877.
Item
Identifier: MS.3095
Dates:
1875-1877.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1879.
Item
Identifier: MS.3096
Dates:
1879.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
Item
Identifier: MS.3099
Dates:
1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
Item
Identifier: MS.3100
Dates:
1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.3101
Dates:
1883.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.3102
Dates:
1883.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
/
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook.
/
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell.
Book of violin-music of Thomas Cook, Motherwell., 1886.
Item
Identifier: MS.3103