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Piano music.

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

Found in 50 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.

 File
Identifier: MS.6298, folios 32-35
Dates: 1916.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish music, songs and dances.

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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire. / Papers of the Ker family. / Miscellaneous papers of the Ker family.

Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21968-21974
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.

Chamber music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21968-21971
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own. / Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford.

‘Compositions for pianoforte' by John Davidson., [?1901-?1902.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.22063
Scope and Contents

Made-up volume, consisting of gatherings of leaves bound up inside two sheets of cardboard.

A bifolium appears to have been removed and replaced by four somewhat smaller leaves (folios 59-62).

The march at folio 6 verso is dated 1901, and that of folio 7 verso was doubtless composed in 1902. Many of the other pieces are dances.

Dates: [?1901-?1902.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner. / Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson. / Music of John Davidson for piano.

Copies of manuscript music of Georges Bizet and Percy Grainger., 1943-1954.

 File
Identifier: MS.21560
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Negative photostats of the manuscript full score of Bizet's 'Valse avec Choeur' in G major; with other fragments (Paris Conservatoire MSS 428 and 431) (folio 1); (ii) Photocopies of the autograph manuscripts of pieces, 1943-1954, by Percy Grainger: Two Faroese dances, and 'Walking tune' for piano duet, 'Bristol town' for piano 6 hands, and "The widow's party" for piano solo prepared for the projected "Music lover's Grainger" (folio 79).

Dates: 1943-1954.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers and correspondence of Douglas Charles Parker. / Miscellaneous papers of D C Parker.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., [Circa 1800.]

 File
Identifier: MS.3379
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: [Circa 1800.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., 1836-1843.

 File
Identifier: MS.3370
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: 1836-1843.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., 1839, 1874.

 File
Identifier: MS.3371
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: 1839, 1874.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., 1844-1871.

 File
Identifier: MS.3372
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: 1844-1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., [Circa 1870.]

 File
Identifier: MS.3373
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: [Circa 1870.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., 1874-1875.

 File
Identifier: MS.3374
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: 1874-1875.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., [Circa 1808.]

 File
Identifier: MS.3375
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: [Circa 1808.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., [Circa 1835], 1872-1874.

 File
Identifier: MS.3376
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The music is chiefly arranged for pianoforte, except MS.3378, which is for violin.

Dates: [Circa 1835], 1872-1874.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin., 1837.

 File
Identifier: MS.3377
Scope and Contents

The volume is endorsed 'Music copied for me by the Band Master of the Band of the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, Corfu, 1837. H. Brown'.

Dates: 1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Nineteenth-century copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, both traditional and contemporary, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Dance suite consisting of five pieces from 'Pan', arranged for piano., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21988
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Some of the scores are incomplete.

Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie. / Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie. / Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie. / Music, undated, from 'Pan', a fairy idyll.

Dances (especially waltzes) and marches, most of which are original compositions by John Davidson., [?1893-1910, or after.]

 File
Identifier: MS.22068
Scope and Contents

The first 22 pieces (folios 1-37) appear to have been part of a series of at least 25 pieces.

The 'Royal Wedding Quadrille' (folio 38) is dated 1893. Folio 25 is written on the verso of a bill dating from 1910 or later.

Dates: [?1893-1910, or after.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner. / Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson. / Music of John Davidson for piano.

‘Danse des Columbines’, being number 4 of the dance suite from ‘Pan’, arranged for piano duet., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21989
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Some of the scores are incomplete.

Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie. / Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie. / Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie. / Music, undated, from 'Pan', a fairy idyll.

Drafts, sketches and fragments of identified works by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1971], undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22187-22190
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-[?1971], undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn. / Musical compositions of Ronald Center. / Drafts, sketches and fragments of musical compositions of Ronald Center.

Drafts, sketches and fragments of musical compositions of Ronald Center., 1951-1973, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22187-22193
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: 1951-1973, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn. / Musical compositions of Ronald Center.

'Hebridean suite' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.22062
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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner. / Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson. / Music of John Davidson for piano.

Manuscript arrangement for pianoforte, undated, made by Percy Grainger of ‘Air and dance’ by Frederick Delius., 1915.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21862, folios 1-2
Dates: 1915.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts of English composers.

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.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. / Music, chiefly of W B Moonie and Maude Beswick. / Music by Maude Beswick, all apparently autograph.

Music book, undated, containing simple arrangements for singing voice and piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14888
Scope and Contents

The music book is mostly blank. It contains two songs, beginning ‘Last night the nightingale woke me’ and “Souvenirs du jeune âge sont graves dans mon Coeur”.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940). / Music books, undated, containing simple arrangements chiefly for piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray.

Music book, undated, containing simple arrangements for the piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14887
Scope and Contents

The music book is mostly blank. Contains without titles or texts, the following tunes:

(i) ‘Ealaidh ghaoil’ (folio 1 recto); (ii) “Mo rùn geal dìleas” (folio 1 verso); (iii) ‘Were ye at the Sheriffmuir’ (folio 2 recto).

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940). / Music books, undated, containing simple arrangements chiefly for piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray.

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