Scores.
Found in 315 Collections and/or Records:
Scores of two apparently unpublished works by Norman Fulton.
Scores of various compositions for violin and piano by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
Scottish and other dance music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.
The contents include: An eightsome reel arranged for strings, in full score (folio 1) and other reels; Strathspeys copied from various sources (folio 18); Jigs (folio 22); Minuet (folio 24); Pavane (folio 25), fugue (folio 28), nocturnes and other pieces (folio 32), and various unidentified sketches (folio 59).
Scottish and other songs., [Circa 1905-circa 1926.]
Many of the poems used are periodical contributions by contemporary Aberdeenshire men and women, possibly known personally to John Davidson. Some are by Robert Burns and some are of unidentified authorship.
The songs are preceded (folio i) by a printed programme of a concert given in Lewis 1926 at which some of the songs in the collection were sung.
It is not known if the collection was intended for publication.
Scottish music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
'Select pieces for violin and viola arranged by J Davidson.', [?1871-?1926.]
The title is from folio i.
The manuscript consists of gatherings of leaves from an account book (possibly MS.22030) cut down to stubs on which are mounted single sheets and some bifolia containing the music.
At the end (folios 46 verso and what follows) are pieces for solo violin and other groups of strings.
Some of the leaves are old bills ruled and used for music.
The covers are two sheets of card.
'Select Scottish airs, arranged for violin and pianoforte' by John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
The covers are sheets of cardboard, the back cover being a calendar for 1914. Folios 1-2 previously formed the outer leaves of the gathering (folios 3-10).
Settings, chiefly undated, by David Stephen of scriptural texts and of poems by various Scottish authors., 1934, 1943, undated.
Except for folio 10 the settings are for voice and piano.
The songs are undated except for folio 1, 1934, and folio 34, 1943.
Settings of songs and arrangements of Scots songs, chiefly undated, for single voice and keyboard by Ronald Center., 1940, 1942, undated.
Apart from folios 1-5, which are dated 1940, and folio 16, dated 1942, the songs and arrangements are undated.
A pencil sketch of a setting of an unidentified French poem is at folios 2 verso and 17 verso.
Sinfonietta for string orchestra, undated, by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
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.
Sketch, with corrections and additions, and fair copy of Romance in F minor for full orchestra by Robert McLeod.
Sketch, with corrections and additions, of ‘Romance for full orchestra’ by Robert McLeod., 1935.
Sketches and drafts of identified piano and choral works of Ronald Center., [?1951-?1966.]
Some works are written on conventional paper, but many are written on the backs of duplicated programmes of concerts and recitals given by his pupils at Huntly Gordon School at various times between 1951 and 1966.
A contents list has been provided (folio i). The dates are those of the sheets on which the sketches have been written.
Sketches and drafts of Ronald Centre for identified choral works, works for string orchestra, string quartets numbers 2 and 3, and a suite for solo cello., [?1957-?1971.]
A contents list has been provided (folio i): the dates are those of the sheets (concert or recital programmes, and wedding stationery) on the backs of which the sketches have been drafted.
Sketches for String Quartet No. 2 and for a suite for strings by Ian Whyte, Mid 20th century.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Sketches for ‘String quartet no. 2’ including for the first movement, with a fair copy in full score of the opening (folio 1);
(ii) Sketches for a suite for strings (folio 37).
Song settings of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Original settings of poems with pianoforte accompaniment (folio 1);
(ii) Arrangements of traditional Scottish and other airs and of poems of Burns, chiefly for solo voice and piano (folio 32);
(iii) Words and unaccompanied melodies of various Scottish airs (folio 89);
(iv) Copies of two tunes from early sources written in the same hand as that of, and on sheets probably taken from, MS.22093 (folio 96).
Songs of David Stephen., Early 20th century.
Most of the compositions appear to be unpublished.
Songs, scores, press cuttings and miscellaneous items., 1894-1947, undated.
Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
The first four drafts (MSS.7151-7157) are entitled 'The bride of Lammermoor'.
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.
Symphonic poems of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Symphonies of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
‘The weird of Colbar’ by W B Moonie (Edinburgh, [1936]), with his notes, amendments and extensive deletions for a curtailed studio performance, presumably that broadcast in 1937., 1936.
The opera was originally performed by the Glasgow Grand Opera Society in 1937.
In this arrangement, Act 1 is entirely omitted and the work begins on page 88, pages 1-87 being either cut out or sealed up. Several other groups of leaves were sealed up, but have been subsequently unsealed.
The composer's explanatory notes are on the outer and inner front cover and at folio 104.
Three works of chamber music by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.
The contents are as follows: (i) Canon for violin and violoncello, with a pencil sketch of an unidentified work written on the back (folio 1); (ii) Danse rustique for violoncello and pianoforte (folio 2); (iii) Duet for violin and cello, or, other pairs of instruments (folio 15).