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The Glenlivet

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The Glenlivet
ID JSS0686
Title The Glenlivet
Document Reference LO 780.89 SK3
Format 245 x 345 mm
Medium Printed Music sheet
Item Type Printed Collection
Subject Scottish Music, Strathspey
Item Description The third tune in Skinner's Monikie Series (No. 2) of sheet music, similar to the Cairngorm Series. It featured both new and old compositions. 'The Glenlivet' is a Scotch malt whisky, made on Speyside. Skinner lived in Monikie, near Dundee, until his second wife, Gertrude, left him in 1909. This version is set for violin (the top line) with piano accompaniment. You can listen to Skinner playing it by clicking on the audio link (cd17c).
Creator James Scott Skinner
Publisher Bayley & Ferguson
Time Period 1800 - 1900's
Location Aberdeen Central Library
Collection Name Scott Skinner Album
Copyright copyright_abdnlib.shtml
Audio Note this link will open another window so you can view the music and listen to the tune cd107c

 

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