String quartets. Musical compositions.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Pieces of music for a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello. Source: 'Concise Oxford English dictionary', 11th edition (Oxford, 2004).
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Score for String quartet number 3 by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.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.
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Scores and parts of string quartets by Ronald Center.
Score of 'Sonato [sic] No. 8', for violin and piano; and, 'Anvil Song' and 'Italian Air' arranged for string quartet, by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22052
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 violin and piano.
Score of string quartet in G major by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22025
Scope and Contents
At the end (folio 15 verso) is an arrangement of “The bonnie hoose o' Airlie”.
A leaf is cut out after folio 15.
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.
Score of String quartet [number 1] by Ronald Center., [1964, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.22180
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:
[1964, or before.]
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.
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Scores and parts of string quartets by Ronald Center.
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Score and parts for String quartet [number 1] by Ronald Center.
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 of 'String quartett' in A minor by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22024
Scope and Contents
The third movement, which should have begun at folio 7 verso, appears to have been accidentally omitted, and has been added on extra leaves stitched in at the end (folio 17).
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.
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’.
Variety of pieces chiefly by John Davidson composed or arranged for string trio or (chiefly) string quartet, including some by Mozart and Weber., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22029
Scope and Contents
A made-up volume consisting of various single and gatherings of leaves stitched together with covers from different sources.
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.
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’.