Songs. Musical compositions.
Found in 411 Collections and/or Records:
Music book of James Robertson, with other music manuscripts of Margaret Robertson.
Music book of James Robertson, containing some 260 Scottish fiddle tunes (some possibly from printed sources); volume of harpsichord music of Margaret Robertson; collection of reels and songs of Margaret Robertson.
Music book of John Thompson Smith containing dance and song tunes for the German flute, 1810, and at the back, for the Spanish guitar, 1826.
Some music has been written in a later (possibly a child's) hand at folio 20.
Leaves have been torn out before folios 13, 22, 23, 26, and 28, and folios 13-19, 21-28 are blank.
Music book of Leonora Grant consisting of leaves and gatherings of leaves containing dances, marches and songs, bound together inside a pair of hard covers.
Music book of Leonora M H Grant containing songs arranged for voice and keyboard, and a few other pieces., 1842.
The music book is inscribed (folio i) 'Leonora M H Grant from James Thomason. Calcutta. 1842'.
Music book of M Carter, containing the words and melodies (occasionally with bass) of songs from late 17th- and early 18th-century operas.
Composers include Handel, Henry and Daniel Purcell, Pepusch, Leveridge, Carey, Hayden etc. The collection also contains English country dances arranged for violin, and scraps of poetry by Milton, Pope, and others. The name M Carter, and the date 1719 appear inside the front cover.
Music book of Robert Kelsall, consisting of over 500 songs, and settings for fiddle, of a broad range of music., [Circa 1735-circa 1747.]
The music book includes traditional material both English and Scottish, the works of Purcell, Pepusch, and Corelli, and those of slightly later composers such as Handel, Vivaldi, and McGibbon.
Robert Kelsall was apparently interested in trumpet music, for the volume contains numerous trumpet minuets, and a transcript of 'Trumpet tune' by Nicola Matteis.
Music book of Robert Moir containing psalms, hymns in four-part harmony, songs and exercises, copied from printed sources published between 1853 and 1861., 1853-1861.
Leaves have been cut out after folio 2, and folio 3 has been mutilated. Folios 10 and 12, which contain additional verses, are tipped in.
Music book of simple treble notation, containing marches, dances and songs, which appears to have been owned successively by Francis and John Hughes, whose names are written at the front and back of the book respectively.
Francis Hughes appears to have been the first owner and to have written most of the pieces; a tune apparently entitled 'March y[e] 21:' (folio 16 verso) is described as having been 'Perform:[d] at the Kings Coronation', apparently that of George III, in September 1761. The signature of John Hughes appears inside the back cover, and, dated 1768, at folio i (inverted). Most of the pieces at the back of the volume are religious. The book appears to lack a leaf before folio 1.
Music book of the daughters of James Douglas containing songs and dances from various countries., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
The music book contains a contents list at folio i and a note referring to a newspaper report dated 1852 at folio iv. There are references to a Mrs P Douglas at folios 1, 27 verso, and 50 verso. A leaf from another source watermarked 1811 is bound in at folio 56.
Music book of the daughters of James Douglas containing songs from various countries and some hymns., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
The music book is apparently lacking both covers.
Compositions by Mary Douglas are at folios 5-6 verso and by James Douglas of Cavers at folio 19.
Music book of unknown ownership containing operatic arias, Scottish and other songs, marches and psalm tunes.
The paper is watermarked 1797 and the pieces appear to be written in a contemporary hand. An engraved preliminary leaf (with a large space for the owner's name, etc.) is at folio i. Leaves have been cut or torn out after folios i, 30 and 39, and folios 38 and 39 were formerly stuck together with wax seals.
Music book, undated, compiled in the north of England, consisting of various gatherings of sheets bound together, containing dances, songs and marches (including a number of Scottish tunes), and some other music, all written in a number of hands.
None of the pieces is dated, but some of the sheets have watermarks ranging in date from 1817 to 1825. The last third of the volume is blank.
Included are four unidentified sonatas for two flutes (folios 52-56).
Music book, undated, containing simple arrangements for singing voice and piano, probably by Evelyn Stewart-Murray., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
The music book is mostly blank. It contains two songs, beginning ‘Last night the nightingale woke me’ and “Souvenirs du jeune âge sont graves dans mon Coeur”.
Music book, undated, of Robert Moir containing hymn tunes, some in simple treble notation, songs, some of which are in settings for voice and keyboards, and exercises, all apparently copied from published sources., 19th century.
Leaves have been torn out after folios 2 and 4. Folios 10 12, 14 and 16, which contain additional verses, are tipped in.
Music books and papers of Robert Moir (died 1869), who was President of the Edinburgh Church-Music Society and subsequently Conductor of Music at St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall.
Music books belonging to a member, or members, of the family of James Sanderson., 1856-1864.
The music books contain settings of songs in English (including a few Jacobite airs) and several other languages, and were composed at various times between September 1856, when the family were at Ootacamund, and December 1864, after their return, or move, to Edinburgh.
Several of the song writers and composers are identified.
Music books belonging to a member, or members, of the family of James Sanderson, a surgeon in the Madras Army; with a song setting and verses, undated, written on sheets formerly loosely inserted in MS.22167.
Music books of John Davidson containing parts of arrangements for string quartet of Davidson's own compositions originally for other combinations of instruments, of operatic and other pieces by various composers, and of some songs., [?1871-?1926.]
Music by Hungarian composers gathered, circa 1902-1921, by Emma Gruber, first wife of Zoltán Kodály.
Music for voices by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Music manuscript sketch-book of Ronald Center containing on the versos of the leaves sketches of the 'Dies irae' from the Requiem, with drafts of other pieces., Mid 20th century.
As well as the 'Dies Irae' (folio 1 verso; cf. MS.22173, folio 100 for the final version), there is also what appears to be a draft of a fugue in F minor, 4/4, for piano solo (folio 1); ‘Air’ (folio 8; cf. MS.22171, folio 1 for the final version) and ‘Cradle song’ (folio 10; cf. MS.22173, folio 119 for the final version).
Music notebook.
The notebook contains:
notes on musical theory (folios 1-12 verso, 32 verso-33);
the common psalms tunes as in the psalter of 1625 with the addition of ‘Newtoun’, all in four parts (folios 13-25);
the proper tunes to psalms 119, 136 and 25, church part only (folios 27v.-29v.); and,
the song `Gather your rosebuds`, attributed to William Lawes (folios 30-31).