Melodies.
Found in 168 Collections and/or Records:
Lady John Scott collection of music, chiefly Scottish.
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.
'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs., [Circa 1680.]
A portion has been partly chewed by mice (folios 14-20), but half the table of contents remains (folio 20) and the name Archibald Murray (folio 20 verso).
The anonymous prelude on inverted folios 11 verso-12 is that attributed in MS.9454, folios 3 verso-4, to [Davis] Mell.
Manuscript copy of ‘Collection of original Scotch tunes for the violin’, published by John Young., [Circa 1720.]
The manuscript was copied in the late nineteenth century (see note on folio i verso).
Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott., 1708-1827, undated.
Margaret Sinkler's music-book, containing a collection of airs, chiefly Scottish; with notes thereon by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise., 1710, [1927, or before.]
Margaret Sinkler's music-book, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs., 1710.
Material gathered by John Murdoch Henderson in connection with an attempt to categorise Scottish music by theme, style, and key., [Circa 1930]-1953, undated.
Melody 'The dead heart' by James Scott Skinner, composed for and presented to Miss Lizzie Cox Colville, music saleswoman, Dundee., 1909.
Microfilm of a Panmure music book containing seventy-seven pieces of music, dances, songs, and Scots airs, for violin.
Microfilm of assorted music, and notes on music and songs, chiefly Scottish.
The contents are as follows:
Notes, 1826-1827, of Lady John Scott on music, and songs, chiefly Scottish (MS.842);
Airs, 1824, chiefly of ballads, also of marches, etc., dedicated to Sir Walter Scott by Andrew Blaikie (MS.1578);
Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, arranged for violin, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin, late 18th century (MS.3378).
Microfilm of 'Collection of the Best and Most Favourite Tunes For the Violin. In four Parts. Also an Introduction with Directions for Playing the Violin. Perth. Collected and Transcribed by lames Gillespie'.
Microfilm of essay, musical arrangement and photographs of Robert Louis Stevenson.
The contents are as follows:
Account, [?1871], of a students’ meeting and class excursion by Robert Louis Stevenson (Acc.9690);
Setting by Robert Louis Stevenson, circa 1890, of an air by J S Bach from the Cantata number 68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', for two flageolets; and two photographs, circa ?1890-circa ?1894], of Stevenson, one taken at Vailima (MS.9756).
Microfilm of 'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs, a manuscript from the library at Newbattle Abbey.
Microfilm of manuscripts in the collection of Scottish and other music formed by Alexander Wood Inglis, Secretary to the Board of Manufactures.
Microfilm of Margaret Sinkler's music book, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs.
Microfilm of Panmure music books.
Microfilm of Scottish music, [1838]; and, dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern.
The contents are as follows:
Volume of Scottish music, [1838], comprising airs, Lowland and Highland, songs, dances, a pibroch, etc. (MS.2086);
Book of dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern (MS.5449).
Microfilm of tunes from assorted music books
Microfilm of two musical manuscripts, [circa 1680], from the library at Newbattle Abbey; and, a Panumre music book, mid 17th century.
The contents are as follows:
Sixty-six pieces for violin, [circa 1680], (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument) (MS.5777);
'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces for violin, [circa 1680], including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs (MS.5778);
Twenty-three pieces of music, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature, mid 17th century (MS.9451).
Microfilm of xerox of a manuscript music book containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane.
"Miss Hamilton's delight" and other Scottish and English airs., 18th century.
Modern copies made from ‘Original Scotch tunes, full of Highland humours, for the Violin’., 1700.
Contains a note to the effect that it is copied from Mr Frank Kidson's manuscript copy, which is endorsed, "A copy of Muir Wood's facsimile of the original which is in the possession of Alan W. Inglis" (folio 12).