Music books.
Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:
Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).
Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.
'Ancient folk-melodies, collected and recorded by George Riddell', being a note by Riddell on the character of folk-music, the survival of old airs, and the prospect of a national school of music., ?1st quarter of 20th century.
“Archibald Clark’s music book”., 1813.
Book of dance tunes chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern., [Circa 1765.]
Also included are some tunes for the keyboard (folios 38-44 verso). The pieces consist, along with some Scots tunes, of minuets, gavottes, marches, etc., by composers of the day including Thomas Arne, Arcangelo Corelli, William Felton, George Frideric Handel and Johann Adolph Hasse.
Book of English and Scottish tunes, composed by known authors and traditional., 18th century.
The music book contains the names of James Thomson, 1702, and John Daniel. For some of the tunes this appears to be the earliest manuscript.
Book of English and Scottish tunes; with a list of the contents, and remarks, by Davidson Cook, a previous owner of the manuscript.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1845.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1840-1847.
Book of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1856.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1877.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1879.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1882.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
Book of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1883.
Book of violin-music of Thomas Cook, Motherwell., 1886.
Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
Book of violin-music, undated, of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., [1875-1883.]
Books containing Scottish fiddle music., 1792-1869.
Books of music and a bibliography from the collection of Thomas Davidson Cook, bibliographer (died 1941).
Books of violin-music, chiefly of dances, Scottish and other, of Adam, John, and Thomas Cook., 1834-1883, undated.
Many of the tunes are stated to have been composed by Adam and John. The dates for each manuscript are mentioned at various places in the manuscript in question.
A note on the Cook family, to which Thomas Davidson Cook, the owner of the collection, belonged, is given at the end of MS.3103.
Books of violin-music of Adam Cook, Shettleston and Baillieston., 1834-1856.
Books of violin-music of John Cook, Baillieston and Motherwell., 1875-1883, undated.
Chamber music and songs of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
'Colin Campbell Second Volum Containing 86 Tuns.', [1814, or after.]
The paper is watermarked 1814.