Song book in simple treble notation containing songs and ballads, including several Scottish ones, and operatic arias, sung in London (many of them by John Braham) and Edinburgh.
Scope and Contents
Most songs appear to have been carefully copied from printed sources, the general appearance of the words and music resembling printed or engraved pieces, and the publishers' names being equally carefully transcribed.
The owner is unidentified, but may have been a resident of Edinburgh (folios 4, 8, 29). The only date in the book appears to be 1834 at folio 82, but folio i is watermarked 1828, and several of the pieces appear to have been composed about these years.
A contents list has been added at the front and back of the volume (folios i, ii). It is described as 'Index to volume one' (folio i), but no other volumes are known. Single leaves appear to have been cut or torn out after folios 81 and 89.
Dates
- Creation: 1834, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
112 Leaves ; Oblong quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 110 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1965.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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