'Evening amusement, being a collection of Scots tunes and strathspey reels 1789.'
Scope and Contents
The title is taken from folio ii.
The manuscript contains many Scottish and some other dance tunes arranged in simple treble notation, followed by an index (page 181).
The tunes , which are taken from ‘Caledonian pocket companion’ by James Oswald ([circa 1745-1760]), ‘[First] collection of strathspey reels’ by Niel Gow (1784), and several other printed sources, are numbered in pencil in another hand as far as page 47, and other markings are added in pencil elsewhere.
The compiler is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1789.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
128 Leaves ; Oblong quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii folios + 250 pages.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1927, by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise, in memory of her brother, Major Lord George Stewart Murray, Black Watch, killed in action in France in 1914.
Separated Materials
For other manuscripts from the Glen Collection of Scottish Music see MSS.3296-3302.
General
The manuscript described here is part of the Glen Collection of Scottish Music held in the Department of Printed Books. As such, the resource is to be requested under printed book request procedures through the record in the main catalogue. Please check the main catalogue when requesting the resource. The main catalogue reference number is Glen.69.
- 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
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