Ländler. Musical compositions.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Austrian folk dances in triple time, a precursor of the waltz. Source: 'Concise Oxford English dictionary', 11th edition (Oxford, 2004).
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of sixty-six pieces of music for violin (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument).
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1086
Dates:
[Circa 1680.]
Music book compiled by J Crichton Donaldson.
Item
Identifier: MS.22170
Scope and Contents
The signature of J Crichton Donaldson has been written on the pastedowns inside both front and back covers and at folio 55.The music book was begun in 1853 and continued until at least 20 September 1855 and contains a large number of tunes, numbered to 1080 (folio 97 verso), followed by more, unnumbered, tunes. They consist chiefly of dances, together with several military marches, some songs, sets of variations and a few original solos requiring a more developed technique and...
Dates:
1853-[1855, or after].