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Violin music.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Musical compositions specifically composed or arranged for violin, regardless of the notation in which they are recorded.

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1845.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3092
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1834-1845.

Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3093
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1840-1847.

Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1856.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3094
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1856.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1877.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3095
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1875-1877.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1879.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3096
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1879.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3099
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1882.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3100
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1882.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3101
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1883.

Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3102
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1883.

Book of violin-music of Thomas Cook, Motherwell., 1886.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3103
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1886.

Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3097
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: [1875-1883.]

Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3098
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: [1875-1883.]

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
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1834-1856.

Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1883, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3095-3102
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1875-1883, undated.

'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 copy of ‘Collection of original Scotch tunes for the violin’, published by John Young., [Circa 1720.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3299 [Glen.76]
Scope and Contents

The manuscript was copied in the late nineteenth century (see note on folio i verso).

Dates: [Circa 1720.]

Miscellaneous pieces and scraps of music by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.21641
Scope and Contents

The pieces include vocal music, versions of the ‘Reverie’ and ‘Romance’ for violin and piano (MS.2635: 'Violin solos'), and ‘The waterwheel’ for piano (also found as a piece marked ‘tempo giusto’ in MS.21638 ('Piano solos').

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Miscellany of papers of John Davidson and James Scott Skinner., [?1896]-1917, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.22077
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Score of ‘Duo for two violins (no. 10)’ by John Davidson; not the same as that in MS.22076 where it was formerly loosely enclosed (folio 1);

(ii) Letter, 1917, to and notes, undated, of Davidson (folio 5);

(iii) The words (printed) of a 'Grand processional march', ?1896, on the verso of which is a strathspey in the hand of James Scott Skinner (folio 8);

(iv) Letter, 1917, of Skinner to Davidson (folio 9).

Dates: [?1896]-1917, undated.

Modern copies made from ‘Original Scotch tunes, full of Highland humours, for the Violin’., 1700.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3129
Scope and Contents

Contains a note to the effect that it is copied from Mr Frank Kidson's manuscript copy, which is endorsed, "A copy of Muir Wood's facsimile of the original which is in the possession of Alan W. Inglis" (folio 12).

Dates: 1700.