Honble Mrs Faser of Lovat's Strathspey, Mrs Fraser of Gortuleg's Favourite, and The Society's Favourite
Other Composers and Compilers | Captain Simon Fraser
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| ID | JSS0531 |
| Title | Honble Mrs Faser of Lovat's Strathspey, Mrs Fraser of Gortuleg's Favourite, and The Society's Favourite |
| Document Reference | Hend inst Dow t |
| Format | 251 x 350 mm |
| Medium | Printed Music sheet |
| Item Type | Printed Collection |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Strathspey |
| Item Description | The composer Simon Fraser of Knockie (1773-1862, b. Ardachy, near Fort Augustus, Highland, d. Inverness.) was a Scottish Gaelic-speaking fiddler and composer. He became a Captain in the Fraser Fencibles Regiment, serving in Ireland, then a sheep farmer, when he lost everything. This page of his compositions is from his first publication, 'Thirty Highland Airs, Strathspeys, &c (1794/5)'. His best known work, Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles (1816) (JSS0532) contains many Gaelic songs, collected from his father, set for violin and piano. He may have had lessons from Nathaniel Gow. |
| Creator | Daniel Dow |
| Publisher | J Brysson, Edinburgh |
| Time Period | 1750s-1780s |
| Relationships | JSS0529, JSS0530 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Thirty Seven New Reels & Strathspeys for the Violin, Harpsichord, Piano Forte or German Flute, composed by Daniel Dow |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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