Page 1 of 2, Letter from James Scott Skinner to Gavin Greig
| ID | JSS0426 |
| Title | Page 1 of 2, Letter from James Scott Skinner to Gavin Greig |
| Document Reference | MS 3088/1/6 |
| Format | 190 x 280 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten letter |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Handwritten letter, various notes on Scottish Music |
| Item Description | Page 1 of 2 of a letter from James Scott Skinner to Gavin Greig in the early stages of planning the Harp & Claymore Collection. It reads as follows: Symonds, Mid Street Keith, Friday 11 Jan: 1896 - My dear Gavin Greig, The London Meat Market failure will I fear afect more than Dancing in Keith and now tremendous frost & poor people no work alas, 'tho I have genteel leanings I am if say magnanimous & shall try to have a concert for these people, to grow old gracefully ought to be our motto. I send you the heather King with several snatches of H&C melodies which you can clip up and save writing if arrangements suit. The real Pipe Quicksteps or Marches admit of few changes. 'Champion March' chords of G & A exclusively - you have Melody & Var [Variations] on page 9 - + Melody of 'Piper King', [and] The 'Cameron Highlanders' ought to have a change in the 4th bar Harmony - say a bar in E major to break the monotony + again a little of D in 7th bar. [8 bars of a simple accompaniment figure follow]. Cameron Highlanders does not require change into G haveing no 7th in the melody. - In Strathspeys, I find the single bass note & four crotchets the only thing for effectiveness, to make the feet go - in first strain at least then, an occasional chord in 2nd part - I'm glad youhave kept 'The Miller o' Hirn or old lines, it goes finely - In [illegible] you might give 'The Devil in the Kitchen' [approximately 2 words missing here] bass [paper torn] melody is a wee bit [paper torn]. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | 1890s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | Friday 11th January 1896 |
| Relationships | JSS0427 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Arthur Argo Collection |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
Historic Collections · Kings
College · Old Aberdeen · AB24 3SW
Tel:(0)44 1224 274312 · E-mail: scottskinner@abdn.ac.uk
