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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 106 Collections and/or Records:

'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs., [Circa 1680.]

 File
Identifier: MS.5778
Scope and Contents

A portion has been partly chewed by mice (folios 14-20), but half the table of contents remains (folio 20) and the name Archibald Murray (folio 20 verso).

The anonymous prelude on inverted folios 11 verso-12 is that attributed in MS.9454, folios 3 verso-4, to [Davis] Mell.

Dates: [Circa 1680.]

'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.

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3755-3756
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.

According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.

Dates: [?1826-?1840.]

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3755
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.

According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.

Dates: [?1826-?1840.]

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3756
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.

According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.

Dates: [?1826-?1840.]

Marches and dances arranged for string quartet followed by two songs for voices and piano by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

 File
Identifier: MS.22028
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Marches and dances arranged for string quartet (folio 1);

(ii) Two songs for voices and piano (folio 19 verso), the second of which is dated 1908 (folio 21 verso).

It is not clear whether the covers belong to the leaves. Folios 17-22 are additions, stitched to the rest of the volume.

Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Miscellaneous collection of instrumental music by Learmont Drysdale., [1893-1898.]

 File
Identifier: MS.3212
Scope and Contents

Includes a piano score of the overture 'Herondean' (folio 32), a Maypole dance from 'The Red Spider' (folio 3), and duplicates of MS.3207: Ballade, for violin and piano (folio 9).

Dates: [1893-1898.]

Miscellaneous orchestral music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22084
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Rhapsody: the first part in full score, the remainder in short score (folio 1);

(ii) Scots march: two different settings of the opening in full score, and the complete work in short score (folio 23);

(iii) Symphonic dances (folio 34);

(iv) Concert waltz (folio 36 verso);

(v) Sections apparently of three unidentified works for orchestra chiefly in full score (folios 41, 47, 54).

Dates: Mid 20th century.

"Miss Maule's music book", consisting of nine dances (chiefly Scottish) arranged for keyboard, and three songs with keyboard introductions and accompaniments., Early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9476
Scope and Contents From the Series:

MSS.9447-9458 consist of Scottish and English music, and French lute music, all dating from before 1675. MSS.9459-9469 consist of French music brought to Scotland by James and Harie Maule after their visits to France between 1678 and 1683. MSS.9470-9475 are opera scores and parts acquired by James Maule when in exile in Italy after the 1715 rising.

Dates: Early 19th century.

Music book containing dances, songs, and hymns, in various hands., [Circa 1814.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.5781
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 1814.]

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

 Item
Identifier: MS.21791
Scope and Contents

The music book contains a contents list at folio i and a note referring to a newspaper report dated 1852 at folio iv. There are references to a Mrs P Douglas at folios 1, 27 verso, and 50 verso. A leaf from another source watermarked 1811 is bound in at folio 56.

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

Music by James Skinner Paterson, schoolmaster at Rathven., [Circa 1905.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21677
Scope and Contents

The music consists of orchestrations of selections from William Marshall (folio 1); 'Monymusk' (folio 9), and 'Tynet' (folio 15), two suites of strathspeys; with a collection of James Paterson’s fiddle tunes in John Murdoch Henderson's hand (folio 23).

Dates: [Circa 1905.]

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.]

Music of John Davidson for piano., [?1871-?1926.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22058-22069
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.]

Notebook, undated, of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic grammatical notes, exercises and music., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14889
Scope and Contents The grammatical notes and exercises are on folios 1-106, and the music is on folios 107-123.The contents are as follows.(i) Small envelope bearing Evelyn Stewart Murray's address (folio i);(ii) Tale headed ‘An t-seana bhantrach’ (folio 1), and an English translation entitled ‘The poor widow’ (folio 2);(iii) Moral tale headed “Tha irioslachd agus bochdainn a' trearachadh gu neamh” (folio 3) and an English translation, “Humility and poverty lead...
Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Orchestral music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22082-22084
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Apart from the film music, which is datable to 1947-1948 from the accompanying correspondence and papers (MSS.22085-22086), almost all the music is undated; but from the ink used, some of it may be dated to about the same period.

Except where otherwise stated the music is written as for keyboard.

Dates: Mid 20th century.