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 56 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
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.
Music books, undated, containing simple arrangements chiefly for piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14887-14888
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gaelic manuscripts of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940), third daughter of John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th duke of Atholl (1840-1917). Having learned Gaelic in her youth, she collected 240 Gaelic folk tales in Perthshire (the manuscripts now held in Blair Castle), and also left behind notebooks of Gaelic songs and other Gaelic material. The contents are as follows.MS.14884. Songs copied from McLagan Collection; small collection of hymns...
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Music, chiefly of W B Moonie and Maude Beswick., 1918-mid 20th century, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21627-21642
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers, the surviving archive of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, run from the foundation of the Society in 1887 - though it includes a small amount of earlier material - to 1982, and in addition to providing a very full account of the Society's own history, it contains much concerning the history of music-making in Edinburgh in the 20th Century. Included in the collection are the papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society which could trace its descent from the Edinburgh Musical...
Dates:
1918-mid 20th century, undated.
Music manuscript sketch-book of Ronald Center containing sketches of portions of the 'Dies Irae', 'Agnus Dei' and 'Sanctus' from the Requiem, with what may be some piano sketches possibly for a work on Mary Queen of Scots., Mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.22189
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Sketches from the Requiem (folio 1; cf. MS.22173, folio 100 for the final version);
(ii) Piano sketches possibly for a work on Mary Queen of Scots (folio 7; cf. MSS.22191-22192).
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
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Musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Drafts, sketches and fragments of musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Drafts, sketches and fragments of identified works by Ronald Center.
Music of John Davidson for piano., [?1871-?1926.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22058-22069
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
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1973], undated
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22193
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:
Mid 20th century-[?1973], undated
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22194
Scope and Contents
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-1988, undated.
'National gems for pianoforte' by John Davidson, containing Scottish and some other dances., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22064
Scope and Contents
Folio 36 is tipped on to folio 35 verso.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Notebook, undated, of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic grammatical notes, exercises and music., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14889
Scope and Contents
The grammatical notes and exercises are on folios 1-106, and the music is on folios 107-123.The contents are as follows.(i) Small envelope bearing Evelyn Stewart Murray's address (folio i);(ii) Tale headed ‘An t-seana bhantrach’ (folio 1), and an English translation entitled ‘The poor widow’ (folio 2);(iii) Moral tale headed “Tha irioslachd agus bochdainn a' trearachadh gu neamh” (folio 3) and an English translation, “Humility and poverty lead...
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Overture 'Ali Baba' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22060
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
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Photocopy of the autograph score of ‘Five preludes for piano from a Brittany sketch book', an apparently unpublished work, undated, by Isobel V S Dunlop.
Item
Identifier: MS.22146
Dates:
?Mid 20th century.
Piano compositions, and pieces for violin and piano, by G W Crawford. , [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21968
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Piano compositions: sonatinas and other pieces (folio 1);
(ii) Piano compositions: waltzes (folio 29);
(iii) Pieces for violin and piano (folio 52).
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford.
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Chamber music of G W Crawford.
Piano solos, chiefly undated, of Ronald Center, arranged in alphabetical order as far as possible., 1940, 1942, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.22171
Scope and Contents
Apart from folios 37 and 38 verso, dated 1940 and 1942 respectively, the pieces are undated.
Dates:
1940, 1942, undated.
'Piano solos', undated, by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21638
Scope and Contents
The compositions include numbers 1 and 3 from 'Four Preludes in Odd Rhythms' (MS.21640), and a version of 'Stormwinds' from 'Three Impressions' for cello and piano (MS.21636).
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Score of 'Nouridden and the beautiful Persian', 'Suite No.1' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22061
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume comprising a gathering of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Score of 'Seven sonatinas for the pianoforte' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22059
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume consisting of gatherings of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Score of 'Sonata, for piano solo, No. 8,' being the same music as that of MS.22052., [?1871-?1926.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22058
Scope and Contents
Made-up volume comprising a gathering of leaves stitched together inside a folded sheet of brown paper.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Score, undated, of overture ‘Innisgael’, arranged for two pianos., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21993
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
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Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
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Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie.
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Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie.
Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21985-22012
Scope and Contents
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21983-22014
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century-3rd quarter of 20th century, undated.
Scottish and other dances, both original compositions and arrangements by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22067
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Scottish tunes transcribed from various sources by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22069
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
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music of John Davidson for piano.
Six pieces for the pianoforte in a volume with the inscription, 'Mrs. Abercromby Duff of Fetteresso' on the flyleaf., [Circa 1824.]
File
Identifier: MS.1783
Dates:
[Circa 1824.]