Parts. Scores.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The musical notation within a music score specific to a particular instrument. Such instrument parts may either be represented together in a single score, by stave one below the other, or else as separate parts, one for each instrument. Not to be confused with the looser usage of the term as applied to specific parts of the music for an instrument, for example the treble and the bass parts for the piano.
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
Scores and parts for two pieces of music by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21636
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) 'Three Impressions' for cello and piano, undated, score and separate cello part (folio 1);
(ii) 'Midsummer Eve', suite for flute and piano, undated, score, separate flute part, and piano 1 of an arrangement for two pianos (folios 5).
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Scores and parts of string quartets by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22180-22183
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.
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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Final versions of musical compositions of Ronald Center.
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Chamber music, undated, of Ronald Center.
Scores and parts, undated, for miscellaneous music by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.22005
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Leader’s part for ‘Serenade’ (folio 1);
(ii) Parts for strings of a setting of the song ‘Leezie’ (folio 3);
(iii) Full score of ‘From the lone shieling’ (folio 7).
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.
Second violin part of an arrangement for string quartet by John Davidson of ‘11 duets for two violins & other pieces’., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22044
Scope and Contents
A label of 18th-century provenance gold-stamped 'VIOLINO SECONDO' has been pasted to the front cover.
Leaves have been cut out after folio 3.
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 chiefly for string quartet.
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Composite volumes containing the first and second violin, viola and cello parts of an arrangement for string quartet by John Davidson of ‘11 duets for two violins & other pieces’.
Second violin part of the piano quintet in G by W B Moonie., 1918.
Item
Identifier: MS.21628
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.
Settings of various works of Percy Grainger., 1904-1950.
File
Identifier: MS.21872
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Settings, 1939, 1950, for voices and strings of ‘Early one morning’ (folio 1);(ii) Settings, 1904, 1912, 1947, for voice and strings of “Lord Maxwell's goodnight” (folio 4);(iii) Words and music, and parts for voices and strings, of 'The rival brothers' 1905, 1940, 1943 (folio 25);(iv) Sketches, 1905, entitled 'Scotch room music' (folio 38); (v) Settings for piano (folio 45); (vi) Parts...
Dates:
1904-1950.
Settings of works of Percy Grainger., 1900-1947, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21873
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the pieces are related in some way to Scotland.
Dates:
1900-1947, undated.
Symphonic poems of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21888-21895
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
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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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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
Symphonies of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21881-21887
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
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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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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music, chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson., 1687-1959, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21702
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes some content created through a drum duplcation process.
Dates:
1687-1959, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.
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Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music, with some notes, chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson.
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Transcripts of reels, strathspeys, airs and other miscellaneous music chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson.
Trumpet parts of Scottish dance tunes., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21831
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Each volume contains a number of additional pieces on loose sheets which have been tipped in, but the latter half of each volume is blank.
Dates:
Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Two-stave reduction and parts for Symphony number 4 in A minor, 'The Scottish', by G W Crawford., [?1892-1941.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21886
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Two-stave reduction (folio 2);
(ii) Parts for first violin (folio 15);
(iii) Parts for wind (folio 21);
(iv) Parts for harp (folio 35).
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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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
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Symphonies of G W Crawford.
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Full score, reduction and parts for Symphony number 4 in A minor, ‘The Scottish’, by G W Crawford.
Various piano reductions, parts and arrangements for musical works by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21907
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Piano reduction (folio 1) and arrangement for brass band (folio 15) of ‘In varying moods’;
(ii) Piano reduction and some orchestral parts (strings and some wind) of the march ‘Now or never’ (folio 25);
(iii) Piano reductions, the first of which is dated ‘12/2/11’ (folio 38), of ‘Coronation march (folio 35).
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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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
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Miscellaneous orchestral music of G W Crawford.
Viola part of an arrangement for string quartet by John Davidson of ‘11 duets for two violins & other pieces’., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22045
Scope and Contents
Leaves have been cut out after folio 23.
A single leaf is pasted to folio 15 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 chiefly for string quartet.
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Composite volumes containing the first and second violin, viola and cello parts of an arrangement for string quartet by John Davidson of ‘11 duets for two violins & other pieces’.
Viola part of the piano quintet in G by W B Moonie., 1918.
Item
Identifier: MS.21629
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.
Vocal score of 'Anagilda', an opera in three acts, with violin and bass parts (figured in recitatives)., 1717.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9470-9472
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is dated Pesaro, 8 March 1717. This is a composite work, being a collection of arias by various north Italian composers, interspersed with anonymous recitatives. The names of the composers and various alterations to the text have been added in a different hand, possibly that of G M Ruggieri, maestro di cappella at Pesaro. Fifteen of the arias are by Agostino Tinazzoli, otherwise known only by two small works in manuscript. Other composers named are Tommaso Albinoni, Floriano...
Dates:
1717.
Vocal scores and parts of various pieces of incidental music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21967
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Portions (possibly specimen) of vocal score for 'Afifah' by Herbert Woodgate (folio 1), preceded (folio i) by a letter, 1931, to G W Crawford declining the music, and some leaves of the libretto;(ii) Vocal score of a song 'O gin my love were yon red rose' from the Head Manuscript, used in 'Cardinal Beaton', the full score of which is MS.21963 (folio 21);(iii) Vocal score of 'Fenella', the full score of which is MS.21964...
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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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Incidental music of G W Crawford.
Works for bassoon and orchestra, composed by G W Crawford for, and dedicated to, A T Wood, bassoonist with the Scottish Orchestra., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21895
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Full score (folio 1), three copies of a reduction for piano and bassoon (folios 11, 15, 21: the first begins at folio 11 verso), and the bassoon part (folio 27) of 'Variations on little brown jug' for bassoon and orchestra. The date '15/4/10' is written at folio 11. (ii) Score for piano and bassoon (folio 29) and part for solo bassoon (folio 43) of Episode for bassoon and orchestra.(iii) Full score (folio 47), reduction for...
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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Orchestral music of G W Crawford.
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Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.