Dances. Musical compositions.
Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:
Orchestral, vocal and other music scores of Ian Whyte., 1947-1951, undated.
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.
Photocopy of a music book of Adam Miren, dancing master, Dufftown, containing dance tunes in simple treble notation., 1st half of 19th century.
Adam Miren's name is recorded on folio 1.
Photocopy of a music book of Elizabeth Hickton, Rothes, containing dances and a few hymn tunes., 1st half of 19th century.
Elizabeth Hickton's name is recorded on folio 3.
Photocopy of a music book of Miss Bessie Innes, Boghall, Auchindown, containing Scottish and a few north of England dance tunes, and songs, apparently added in another hand., [1837, or after-?1849.]
The owner is recorded on folio 1.
The book appears to have been begun no earlier than 1837 (folio 2).
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes., 1st half of 19th century.
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.
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes., 1st half of 19th century.
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.
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dance tunes in simple treble notation., 1st half of 19th century.
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.
Photocopy of an unidentified music book containing dances and marches in simple treble notation., 1st half of 19th century.
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.
Photocopy of the manuscript known as the Duke of Perth manuscript, containing 'A collection of countrey dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth', 1734, followed by 'A collection of the best Highland reels', undated, compiled by David Young., 1734, undated.
Piccolo parts of Scottish dance tunes., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
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.
Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Scottish and other dance music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.
The contents include: An eightsome reel arranged for strings, in full score (folio 1) and other reels; Strathspeys copied from various sources (folio 18); Jigs (folio 22); Minuet (folio 24); Pavane (folio 25), fugue (folio 28), nocturnes and other pieces (folio 32), and various unidentified sketches (folio 59).
Scottish and other dances, both original compositions and arrangements by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Extra leaves (folios 25-28) have been stitched in at the back.
The name 'Georgina Margaret Davidson', written inside the front cover, is the hand in which the pieces are written.
Second treble part book of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols., 3rd quarter of 17th century.
The pieces are in three groups:
Sixteen unnamed pieces (folios 1-6 in treble parts, 1-5 verso in bass);
Pieces numbered to 25 (actually 23), composers named being Christopher Simpson and John Jenkins (folios 6 verso-19, 6 verso-18, 6-18);
Thirty-five pieces, possibly of French origin, complete only in the bass part (1-3 missing in first treble, and 1-11 in second treble), (folios 37 verso-47, 32 verso-39 verso, 33 verso-43 verso).
Settings of various works of Percy Grainger., 1904-1950.
Seventy-seven pieces of music, dances, songs, and Scots airs, for violin., [Circa 1675.]
Apparently in the same hand as GD45/26/104 in the Scottish Record Office, and as parts of MS.5778. Composers named are [Davis] Mell, [John?] Bannister, Mr Baptist (Lully?), Mr Clayton, and [Robert] Smith. The pieces 'Belle Rese' and 'Borry Royall' (folios 6 verso-7) are also in MS.9455, folios 41, 41 verso, while two others, 'Prelude' by Mell (folios 3 verso-4) and 'Borrie Fountaine Blowe' (folio 12) are also in MS.5779, folios 8 and 11 verso, 12.
Sheets of music, undated, containing copies of songs and dances in various hands., 1st half of 19th century.
The pieces are undated, but folios 9-10 are watermarked 1825, and folios 11 and 17 1835 and 1837 respectively.
Sixty-six pieces for violin (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument)., [Circa 1680.]
Composers named are J[ohn] Bannister (whose allemande, courante, and contredanse on folios 2 verso-3 verso also appear in MS.9454, folios 10 verso-11 verso), [Matthew] Locke, [Raphael] Courteville, Clayton, [Louis] Grabu, Baptista [?Lully], [Robert] Smith, and [John] Jenkins.
Parts of this manuscript (e.g. folios 2 verso-4) appear to be in the same hand as MS.9454.
Songs (some with words) and dances., Early 19th century.
The song, 'Come, Spanish ladies, gaily dance' (folio 21 verso) is in the hand of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe.
Three works of chamber music by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
The contents are as follows: (i) Canon for violin and violoncello, with a pencil sketch of an unidentified work written on the back (folio 1); (ii) Danse rustique for violoncello and pianoforte (folio 2); (iii) Duet for violin and cello, or, other pairs of instruments (folio 15).
Traditional Scottish songs and dances, one with directions for dancing, arranged for keyboard; and three pieces by D von Esch: an aria (vocal line and keyboard accompaniment but no words), a hornpipe, and a fancy., [1827, or after.]
The music is undated, but the paper of folio 4 is watermarked 1827.
Transcriptions chiefly for piano (a few for violin and piano) chiefly of Scottish dances, and some marches, by John Davidson., [?1910.]
The first piece is dated 1910.
A leaf is cut out after folio 15.
Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson., 17th century-1963, undated.
Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music, chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson., 17th century-1963, undated.
Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music, chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson., 1687-1959, undated.
The manuscript includes some content created through a drum duplcation process.