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Item Description |
JSS0644
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Page 1 of 2, ms title page for Pastoral Melodies & Heroic Airs, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the cover of the manuscript music for 'Section I', 'Pastoral Music and Heroic Airs'. This would have contained the first 25 pieces for the engravers to set for the printed version of the Harp and Claymore. |
JSS0645
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Page 2 of 2, ms index for Pastoral Melodies and Heroic Airs, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the list of the 25 tunes sent to the printers as the Section I of the Harp and Claymore (see JSS0644). He adds a 'Note to Engraver' about the order of the melodies, starting with the 'The Cradle Song'. |
JSS0646
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Page 1 of 2, ms title page for Heroic Marches, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the cover of the manuscript music for 'Section II', 'Heroic Marches'. This would have contained the 17 pieces for the engravers to set for the printed version of the Harp and Claymore. |
JSS0647
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Page 2 of 2, index for Heroic Marches, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of list of music for 'Section II', Heroic Marches'. This would have contained the 17 pieces for the engravers to set for the printed version of the Harp and Claymore. He tells the engraver to 'Begin, if possible, with 'Dumbarton Castle'. |
JSS0648
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Page 1 of 2, ms title page for Strathspeys and Reels, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the cover of the manuscript music for the '3rd instalment of Strathspeys and Reels'. They were sent to the engravers to set for the Harp and Claymore collection. |
JSS0649
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Page 2 of 2, ms index for Strathspeys and Reels, Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the next 28 strathspeys and reels for the engravers of the Harp and Claymore. 'Begin, if possible, with "The Miller o' Hirn". The rest may be taken in any order, provided....' |
JSS0650
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Page 1 of 2, ms exterior design for Harp & Claymore |
An incomplete design for the 'exterior' cover of the Harp and Claymore collection. A prototype of the 'design', a decorative celtic-type harp with a claymore, is at JSSXXXX. |
JSS0651
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Page 2 of 2, ms title page for Harp & Claymore |
Manuscript in Gavin Greig's hand of the frontispiece for the Harp and Claymore collection. Greig gives the text, and the relative positions of the words, but leaves the choice of typeface and size to the engravers. |
JSS0652
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Page 1 of 4, Resolutions of the original Aberdeen Musical Society |
The Aberdeen Musical Society was formed in 1747/8 to 'meet for their musical entertainment once a week'. The founders were 'the Revd. Professor Pollock and Mr Peter Black; Dr John Gregory and Messrs. James Black, Andrew Tait, Francis Peacock & David Young. It was modelled on the Edinburgh Musical Society,... |
JSS0653
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Page 2 of 4, Resolutions of the original Aberdeen Musical Society |
The Aberdeen Musical Society was formed in 1747/8 to 'meet for their musical entertainment once a week'. The founders were 'the Revd. Professor Pollock and Mr Peter Black; Dr John Gregory and Messrs. James Black, Andrew Tait, Francis Peacock & David Young. The society originally met for private music-making.... |