Violin music.
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph manuscript of the pipe march 'Gordon Highlanders' by J Scott Skinner, arranged for piano and violin, with a letter by the composer., 1916.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1845.
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.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.
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.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1856.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1877.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1879.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
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.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
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.
Book of violin-music of Thomas Cook, Motherwell., 1886.
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.
Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
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.
Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
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.
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook., 1834-1883, undated.
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.
Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1856.
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.
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1883, undated.
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.
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.
The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.
'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs., [Circa 1680.]
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.
Manuscript copy of ‘Collection of original Scotch tunes for the violin’, published by John Young., [Circa 1720.]
The manuscript was copied in the late nineteenth century (see note on folio i verso).
Manuscript inscribed 'John Davidson Seaton House Oct 30th 1871' containing pieces for violin., 1871.
The title is taken from folio i.
Most of the leaves have been torn out.
Manuscript of John Davidson labelled 'Violino prima' [sic], containing original compositions for violin, and arrangements for violin of pieces for piano, and for piano and violin., 1889-1908.
The manuscript was begun in 1889 (folio i) and continued until at least 1897 (folio 93 verso).
A few leaves have been cut out at the end.
Pasted inside the front cover is an engraving, 1889, of the "Brig o' Balgownie" and a press cutting dated 1908.
Miscellaneous pieces and scraps of music by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.
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').
Miscellany of papers of John Davidson and James Scott Skinner., [?1896]-1917, undated.
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).
Modern copies made from ‘Original Scotch tunes, full of Highland humours, for the Violin’., 1700.
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).