Manuscript music belonging to the Edinburgh Harmonists’ Society, including some written specifically for it., 1810-1921, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Autograph score of 'Weep you no more', by A T Lee Ashton, 1905 (folio 1);
Score and parts of 'Balmy sweetness', by John Bayley, undated (folio 5);
Copies, [circa 1900], of 'Mirth and social glee', undated, and 'Hail bounteous nature', by Thomas Cooke, 1829 (folio 10);
Parts of 'Bells of eve', by [? Charles Leon Francois] Kreutzer, undated (folio 29);
Score of 'King Canute' by Sir George A Macfarren, 1873 (folio 33);
Autograph score and parts of 'Where Claribel low-lieth', by F J Simpson, 1904 (folio 39);
Autograph score of 'Where shall the lover rest', by David Stephen, 1921 (folio 47);
Copy, [circa 1900], of score of 'The bark before the gale', by Isaac Willis, 1810, (folio 48).
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1921, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
51 Leaves
Arrangement
51 folios.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk