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Twist Ye Twine Ye

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Twist Ye Twine Ye
ID JSS0057
Title Twist Ye Twine Ye
Document Reference MS2726/43a
Format 249 x 314 mm
Medium pen & ink on music manuscript paper
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Music, Scottish Fiddle music, Song, Walter Scott
Item Description Skinner's (and Gavin Greig's) arrangement of Twist ye twine ye, without words. To the left is 'Written by Sir Walter Scott', with 'J. Scott Skinner' to the right. There are three staves of music, in four systems. The simple 4/4 melody, in E minor, is written mostly in four notes (crotchets) to each bar. The piano accompaniment has the bass on the beats, and shorter notes in the right hand, on the off-beats.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript Gavin Greig
Arranger Gavin Greig
Time Period 1890's - 1900's
Relationships JSS0056, JSS0058
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Harp & Claymore
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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