Dances. Musical compositions.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Musical compositions for regulating the movements of a dance, or composed in a dance rhythm.
Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Album of reels, minuets, hornpipes, marches, and other dances, with a list of reels (incomplete) at the beginning and notes of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1st half of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3346 [Ing.153]
Scope and Contents
Inside the end cover is a note, "Mr. Stenhouse's Vol. X. MSS".
Dates:
1st half of 19th century.
Ballet and dance music for orchestra by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21925-21931
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
Band parts of Scottish dance tunes originally the property of Jockie Reid, a dance band leader and dancing instructor.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21828-21831
Scope and Contents
Each volume contains a number of additional pieces on loose sheets which have been tipped in, but the latter half of each volume is blank.
Dates:
Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Bass part book of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols., 3rd quarter of 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9457
Dates:
3rd quarter of 17th century.
Bass parts of Scottish dance tunes., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21828
Dates:
Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
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).
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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 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.3101
Dates:
1883.
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., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.3102
Dates:
1883.
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 Thomas Cook, Motherwell., 1886.
Item
Identifier: MS.3103
Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
Item
Identifier: MS.3097
Dates:
[1875-1883.]
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, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
Item
Identifier: MS.3098
Dates:
[1875-1883.]
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.
Books containing Scottish fiddle music., 1792-1869.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21703-21707
Dates:
1792-1869.
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook., 1834-1883, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3092-3103
Scope and Contents
Many of the tunes are stated to have been composed by Adam and John. The dates for each manuscript are mentioned at various places in the manuscript in question.
A note on the Cook family, to which Thomas Davidson Cook, the owner of the collection, belonged, is given at the end of MS.3103.
Dates:
1834-1883, undated.
Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1856.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3092-3094
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1883, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3095-3102
Dates:
1875-1883, undated.
Chamber music, undated, of Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22179-22185