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JSS0513
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Page 2 of 3, Letter from William Walker to P J Anderson |
(continued from JSS512) The music in The William Christie [Monquhitter] MS is numbered not in sequence, but in the order in which it would appear in his printed collection. There are differences between the MS and printed versions. Printed title; the first part of Christie's introduction. |
JSS0514
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Page 3 of 3, Letter from William Walker to P J Anderson |
(continued from JSS513) Remaining part of the transcribed printed introduction to William Christie of Monquhitter's Collection. |
JSS0515
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Page 1 of 5, Letter from W L Christie to P J Anderson |
Letter dated 13 April 1918. W. L. Christie (Episcopalian Dean of Brechin) was the grandson of William Christie of Monquhitter. An investigation begins into another manuscript, 'containing "Scotch MS. tunes 1730-60". It belonged to 'James Christie Monquhitter'. The manuscript had been sold (at auction?)... |
JSS0516
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Page 2 of 5, Letter from W L Christie to P J Anderson |
Is 'James Christie Monquhitter' the same person as 'Jacobus, Agricola, Mountwhitter, who appears on p 354 Vol II Marisch:[al] College Alum:[ni]'? |
JSS0517
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Page 3 of 5, Letter from W L Christie to P J Anderson |
Unable to locate 'James Christie father of the Procurator Fiscal, Banff.' Further thoughts on other Christie relatives. |
JSS0518
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Page 4 of 5, Letter from W L Christie to P J Anderson |
The writer also has 'a fairly large MS. Volume by William Christie Monquhitter [inserted] (father of Dean Christie [of Moray]) containing settings (musical) for the canticles at morning and evening service'_. [This has never been found.] |
JSS0519
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Page 5 of 5, Letter from W L Christie to P J Anderson |
Another William Christie (Monquhitter) MS is mentioned, one of church music. It contains music 'chiefly composed and harmonised by the said William...' |
JSS0520
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Title Page, A Collection of Strathspeys etc |
Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes & co.. By William Christie. Teacher of Dancing... Published by the Author... [1820]. The pencilled annotations throughout the book were made by J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), mathematics teacher, fiddle enthusiast, collector and composer. |
JSS0521
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Index, A Collection of Strathspeys etc |
Index of the Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes, &c_. By William Christie. Teacher of Dancing_. Published by the Author_. [1820]. Along with his own compositions there is music for several North-east Scottish ballads (first published here). There are also several bagpipe tunes played... |
JSS0522
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O if I were where Gadie runs, or the hessian's March; lassie an' Siller an' a's my ain, Mill O' Tiftie's Annie |
Probably the first printed music for the still popular North-east of Scotland song 'O gin I were fa' Gadie Rins... at the back o' Bennachie'. 'Mill o' Tifty's Annie' dates from the end of the late seventeenth century and is found among the ballads collected by and made famous by Harvard Professor Francis... |