Melodies.
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
Book of United Presbyterian hymn tunes of the Rev. Dr Hugh Aird, Brechin, with associated material.
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."
'Collection of the Best and Most Favourite Tunes For the Violin. In four Parts. Also an Introduction with Directions for Playing the Violin. Perth. Collected and Transcribed by lames Gillespie'; with original binding.
Collections of music for flute and fife.
Cuming musical manuscript, being the first known collection of Scottish music for the violin.
'Evening amusement, being a collection of Scots tunes and strathspey reels 1789.'
Lady John Scott collection of music, chiefly Scottish.
The collection consists of manuscript music composed or collected by Lady John Scott (Alicia Anne Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, died 1900, wife of Lord John Douglas Scott), much of it being in her autograph.
Microfilm of a Panmure music book containing seventy-seven pieces of music, dances, songs, and Scots airs, for violin.
Microfilm of assorted music, and notes on music and songs, chiefly Scottish.
The contents are as follows:
Notes, 1826-1827, of Lady John Scott on music, and songs, chiefly Scottish (MS.842);
Airs, 1824, chiefly of ballads, also of marches, etc., dedicated to Sir Walter Scott by Andrew Blaikie (MS.1578);
Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, arranged for violin, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin, late 18th century (MS.3378).
Microfilm of 'Collection of the Best and Most Favourite Tunes For the Violin. In four Parts. Also an Introduction with Directions for Playing the Violin. Perth. Collected and Transcribed by lames Gillespie'.
Microfilm of essay, musical arrangement and photographs of Robert Louis Stevenson.
The contents are as follows:
Account, [?1871], of a students’ meeting and class excursion by Robert Louis Stevenson (Acc.9690);
Setting by Robert Louis Stevenson, circa 1890, of an air by J S Bach from the Cantata number 68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', for two flageolets; and two photographs, circa ?1890-circa ?1894], of Stevenson, one taken at Vailima (MS.9756).
Microfilm of 'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs, a manuscript from the library at Newbattle Abbey.
Microfilm of manuscripts in the collection of Scottish and other music formed by Alexander Wood Inglis, Secretary to the Board of Manufactures.
Microfilm of Margaret Sinkler's music book, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs.
Microfilm of Panmure music books.
Microfilm of Scottish music, [1838]; and, dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern.
The contents are as follows:
Volume of Scottish music, [1838], comprising airs, Lowland and Highland, songs, dances, a pibroch, etc. (MS.2086);
Book of dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern (MS.5449).
Microfilm of tunes from assorted music books
Microfilm of two musical manuscripts, [circa 1680], from the library at Newbattle Abbey; and, a Panumre music book, mid 17th century.
The contents are as follows:
Sixty-six pieces for violin, [circa 1680], (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument) (MS.5777);
'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, [circa 1680], including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs (MS.5778);
Twenty-three pieces of music, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature, mid 17th century (MS.9451).
Microfilm of xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane.
Modern copies made from ‘Original Scotch tunes, full of Highland humours, for the Violin’, published by Henry Playford, and from the second edition, from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook.
Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.