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Minuets. Muscial compositions.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Slow, stately dance in triple time, for two dancers; and so, the music that accompanies the dance. Also, a piece of music in the same rhythm and style, often forming one of the movements of a suite or sonata. 'Shorter Oxford English Dictionary', 1933.

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Book of dance tunes chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern., [Circa 1765.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.5449
Scope and Contents

Also included are some tunes for the keyboard (folios 38-44 verso). The pieces consist, along with some Scots tunes, of minuets, gavottes, marches, etc., by composers of the day including Thomas Arne, Arcangelo Corelli, William Felton, George Frideric Handel and Johann Adolph Hasse.

Dates: [Circa 1765.]

Books containing Scottish fiddle music., 1792-1869.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21703-21707
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates: 1792-1869.

Collection of fiddle tunes, including traditional material, tunes gathered from contemporary publications (notably that of William Marshall), and a number of minuets with Scottish dedications, many of these last set for fiddle duet., [Circa 1800.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21704
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates: [Circa 1800.]

Gairdyn manuscript: a collection of songs, marches, minuets, sarabands, country dances, etc., 1710, 1729, 1735, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3298 [Glen.37]
Scope and Contents

Of most tunes, only a few bars are given. On folio iv are verses beginning 'Than what shall be done with this traitor in grain' and 'When fierce Renegado cam first to the toun'. A short 'Inventar of household plenishing' appears on folio 42 verso. The dates 1710, 1729, and 1735 occur on folios 40, 40 verso, and 51.

Dates: 1710, 1729, 1735, undated.

Microfilm of Scottish music, [1838]; and, dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.389
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Volume of Scottish music, [1838], comprising airs, Lowland and Highland, songs, dances, a pibroch, etc. (MS.2086);

Book of dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern (MS.5449).

Dates: [Circa 1765, 1838.]

Music book of Robert Kelsall, consisting of over 500 songs, and settings for fiddle, of a broad range of music., [Circa 1735-circa 1747.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21716
Scope and Contents

The music book includes traditional material both English and Scottish, the works of Purcell, Pepusch, and Corelli, and those of slightly later composers such as Handel, Vivaldi, and McGibbon.

Robert Kelsall was apparently interested in trumpet music, for the volume contains numerous trumpet minuets, and a transcript of 'Trumpet tune' by Nicola Matteis.

Dates: [Circa 1735-circa 1747.]

Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21669-21713
Scope and Contents The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates: 17th century-1972.

Scottish and other dance music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22090
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: Mid 20th century.