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Knockie
ID JSS0816
Title Knockie
Document Reference LO 784.8 Sk3
Format 250 x 348 mm
Medium Printed Music sheet
Item Type Printed Collection
Subject Scottish Music, Reel
Item Description Knockie refers to Captain Simon Fraser of Knockie, active during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Fraser was a marvellous composer of Highland fiddle music, and Skinner greatly admired his work. Here he has tried to compose a tune in the style of Fraser.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Editor James Scott Skinner
Arranger James Scott Skinner
Publisher Charles Middleton, Keith
Time Period 1880s
Associated Dates: Publication 1888
Location Aberdeen Central Library
Collection Name The Logie Collection
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