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The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish

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The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish
ID JSS0134
Title The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish
Document Reference MS2726/135
Format 250 X 300 MM
Medium Handwritten manuscript on music manuscript paper
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Music, Reel, Rondo
Item Description Manuscript in Skinner's hand of a 'Rondo or Reel', continued on the next page (See JSS0135). He uses various devices to recycle the versions of the same melody - moving the music up an octave, changing to a minor key, or writing a variation. These are techniques used by many classical composers before him.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript Gavin Greig
Arranger Gavin Greig
Time Period 1890-1900
Relationships JSS0135
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Harp & Claymore
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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