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Sheet music.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Music printed on unbound sheets of paper.

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

A song by Iain Camshron, 'Air fal il o ìriag', in an arrangement for soprano and mezzosoprano duet by Eòin Mac a' Mhuilleir (Eoin Millar)., 1981

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13695/78
Scope and Contents

An arrangement by Eòin Mac a' Mhuilleir (Eoin Millar), dated 1981, of a song by Iain Camshron (John Cameron), known as Bàrd Phàislig or the Paisley Bard. The song begins ''S mi 'm shuidhe air m' uilinn air toman a' chuilinn, / 'S mi 'g éisdeachd ri luinneag nan eòin'. 3 stanzas of 4 lines, with a chorus of 4 lines beginning 'Air fal il o ìriag hiùraibh o hìlibheag'.

The music is given in staff notation and tonic sol-fa notation.

Dates: 1981

Autograph score of William Wallace, "Songs by Heine".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13997
Content Description

Presentation autograph score of William Wallace's arrangements for voice and piano of six poems by Heinrich Heine. Dated 1888, and inscribed to "Mrs Young". Contains arrangements of the following: 1. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen; 2. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden; 3. Ich hab im Traume geweinet; 4. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen; 5. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; 6. Mädchen mit dem rothen Mündchen.

Dates: 1888

'Benediction Music George H. Tilbury', signed 'Ralph D. Kerr, Newbattle, 1864'., [1864, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.5782
Scope and Contents

There is a loose leaf containing 'We come to thee, sweet Saviour', and 'St Henry's litany'.

Dates: [1864, or before.]

Commonplace book of Donald Mackay, 1848, containing miscelleanous texts including medical prescriptions, texts of religious instruction, songs partly with music, and Gaelic songs, partly composed by Mackay himself.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14338
Content Description Commonplace book dated 1848, paginated by the scribe 1-732, 781-790, blank after page 727. A leather label pasted onto the front paste-down reads "Donald McKay 1848". The scribe was possibly the Rev. Donald Mackay (1829-1910), a native of Creich, Sutherland, minister of various parishes including Paisley and Nova Scotia. From 1848-1853, around the time of writing of the commonplace book, he was schoolmaster in Ullapool. If Mackay's identity could be confirmed, this time scale might explain...
Dates: 1848.

Four volumes of music, including songs by Lady John Scott, detailed in Miss Warrender’s notes in MS.834., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.838-841
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The collection consists of manuscript music composed or collected by Lady John Scott (Alicia Anne Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, died 1900, wife of Lord John Douglas Scott), much of it being in her autograph.

Dates: Mid 19th century-late 19th century.

Groups of undated songs, untitled tunes, and notes by Joe Corrie., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.26539
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Joe Corrie wrote music for many of his verses, and they were performed at concerts and on the radio.

Dates: Mid 20th century.

John Rose, full score of "Spem in alium".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13935
Content Description

Full score including choir part. Entitled "Spem in alium nunquam habui, motet for chorus (dir.), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tympani (4) and organ". In the composer's hand, with corrections. Paginated by him, 2-42. Dated at end: 12th June 2001.

Dates: 12 June 2001

Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family., 18th century-early 20th century.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.12810-12864
Scope and Contents

As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Dates: 18th century-early 20th century.

Loose sheets of Scottish music, including seven songs by Lady John Scott, bound with notes on the collection by Miss Margaret Warrender., Mid 19th century-early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.834
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The collection consists of manuscript music composed or collected by Lady John Scott (Alicia Anne Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, died 1900, wife of Lord John Douglas Scott), much of it being in her autograph.

Dates: Mid 19th century-early 20th century.

Manuscript music and song texts originally contained in a folder labelled 'Mr John Rankin Mòd Music'., 1928 - 1981

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13695/76-79
Scope and Contents

A small collection of material, most of which probably originateding with the Mòd and Music Committee. The original division into separate folders has been retained.

Dates: 1928 - 1981

Minutes, accounts, and miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.24641-24649
Scope and Contents The Edinburgh Skating Club was clearly well-established in 1784 when the first minute book starts. Apart from a few years of inactivity the Club flourished until the early 1900's when combined figure-skating declined in popularity. It was finally dissolved in 1966. Although the Club attracted a large proportion of its members from the legal profession, the Edinburgh Skating Club was not socially exclusive and the membership lists include local noblemen, merchants, army offers and a slater....
Dates: 1784-1966, undated.

Miscellaneous music, chiefly for keyboard, of the Elliot family of Minto., [Circa 1770], early 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.12863
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Dates: [Circa 1770], early 19th century.

Miscellaneous musical collection, from the library at Newbattle Abbey., [Circa 1720.]

 File
Identifier: MS.5779
Scope and Contents

The contents are: two minuets and a march in the 'trumpet' style; 'Take head Bellinda', an aria by John Weldon in a version (apparently by the composer) for flute; and three arias with violin obligato entitled 'Thus with thrust [sic] my soul expiring' (anonymous), 'Lusinga del mio core' (from the opera 'Hydaspes' by Francesco Mancini, circa 1711), and 'Too lovely cruel fair' (from the opera 'Pyrrhus and Demetrius' by Nicolo Francesco Haym, circa 1715).

Dates: [Circa 1720.]

Miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club., 1841-1969, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24646-24649
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Edinburgh Skating Club was clearly well-established in 1784 when the first minute book starts. Apart from a few years of inactivity the Club flourished until the early 1900's when combined figure-skating declined in popularity. It was finally dissolved in 1966. Although the Club attracted a large proportion of its members from the legal profession, the Edinburgh Skating Club was not socially exclusive and the membership lists include local noblemen, merchants, army offers and a slater....
Dates: 1841-1969, undated.

Music books and sheet music of Isobel V S Dunlop., 1916-1974, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9121/68-133
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes music scores, correspondence and papers concerning the Saltire Society and Saltire Music Group.

Dates: 1916-1974, undated.

Music manuscript of reels and strathspeys, ca. 1766, belonging to Elizabeth Rose of Kilravock.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14558
Content Description A volume of dance tunes, containing reels and strathspeys with titles in Gaelic, Scots and English. With the exception of the first tune, which is arranged for the piano, the tunes are set for the fiddle.The volume bears the ownership inscription of Elizabeth Rose, but nearly all of the contents are the work of a different scribe. Two pieces with their titles are written out in her hand, as well as the title of a further tune which the main scribe of the volume had left...
Dates: ca. 1766

Papers, chiefly typescripts of Canon Andrew John Young., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.19767
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Typescripts and partial manuscript of Andrew Young's verse drama 'Jephthah', undated. (Folio 1.) (ii) Typescripts of the verse dramas 'Saul and the asses' and 'The sirens', undated. (Folio 69.) (iii) Typescripts and one manuscript of poems. (Folio 112.) 'At Arley', 'Young love' and 'The swans' were published in Andrew Young's ‘Complete poems’, 1974, pages 172, 268, 71. (iv) Typescript of a sermon by Andrew Young broadcast on Christmas Day, 1946. (Folio...
Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

Papers of Herrick Bunney, musician and organist of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14453
Content Description

Corrspondence and papers of Herrick Bunney, documenting mainly his work at St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. It contains papers illustrating his musical activities, as well as papers and photographs documenting the fundraising for, and installation of a new organ at St. Giles' in the 1990s.

Dates: 1898-2006

Poems, prose pieces and music by various authors collected by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1942-1978, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27219
Scope and Contents

Many may have been sent to Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’ for his opinion. A substantial number are unsigned and many are incomplete. They include part of a biography of John MacLean by James Maxton (folio 116), a chapter on the Celtic background of Scottish literature (folio 181), and part of an interview with MacDiarmid by Alexander Scott (folio 227).

Dates: 1942-1978, undated.

Press cuttings, programmes and other papers of Marillyn Gray., 1937-1997.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12942/111-124
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.

Dates: 1937-1997.