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Page 1 of 2, printer's proof, Rothiemurchus Rant
JSS0634
Page 1 of 2, printer's proof, Rothiemurchus Rant Final proof copy of the second tune on page 21 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The bars crossed out with blue crayon were deleted. They were replaced with a melody that is (basically)...
Page 2 of 2, Rothiemurchus Rant
JSS0635
Page 2 of 2, Rothiemurchus Rant Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of insert to final proof copy of page 8 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. This music replaced that deleted in JSS0634.
Dumbarton Castle
JSS0636
Dumbarton Castle Final proof copy of page 23 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The corrections are marked in red ink. The printer omitted 'Heroic Marches' at the top of the page. Click on the audio...
The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside
JSS0637
The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside Final proof copy of the second tune on page 31 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The corrections are marked in red ink. Most are additions: one slur, one tie, two accents. There...
Balmoral Highlanders
JSS0638
Balmoral Highlanders This is a 'second' final proof copy of the second tune on page 39 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The music still needs 'further attention'. The correction is marked in red ink.
Culloden Day or Inverness Gathering
JSS0639
Culloden Day or Inverness Gathering Final proof copy of the second tune on page 43 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The two small corrections are marked in red ink.
Gertie Gibb
JSS0640
Gertie Gibb Final proof copy of the second tune on page 74 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. Unusually, there are no corrections, which would have been marked in red ink.
Mrs Will
JSS0641
Mrs Will Final proof copy of the second tune on page 77 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. Unusually, there are no corrections, which would have been marked in red ink.
Johnnie (Bob) Steele
JSS0642
Johnnie (Bob) Steele Final proof copy of the second tune on page 82 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. The corrections are marked in red ink. In Skinner's manuscript version of the piece (JSS0092), the...
Largo's Fairy Dance
JSS0643
Largo's Fairy Dance Final proof copy of the second tune on page 88 of the Harp and Claymore collection. Once the printer has set the music and text, a 'final proof' copy is printed and returned to the author for corrections. Skinner and Greig would have been happy to see that this proof copy needed no corrections, which...

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