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Page 3 of 3, including Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Hd'd the Cradle Rockin, Dr Guthrie'ss (Jun.r) Strathspey, and Thro' the Warld wou'd I gang wi' the Lad that loves me

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Page 3 of 3, including Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Hd'd the Cradle Rockin, Dr Guthrie'ss (Jun.r) Strathspey, and Thro' the Warld wou'd I gang wi' the Lad that loves me
ID JSS0528
Title Page 3 of 3, including Miss Boyd's Strathspey, Hd'd the Cradle Rockin, Dr Guthrie'ss (Jun.r) Strathspey, and Thro' the Warld wou'd I gang wi' the Lad that loves me
Document Reference MS793
Format 251 x 350 mm
Medium Handwritten music on music manuscript paper
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Scottish Music, Various compositions
Item Description The tunes here show a combination of tunes often found in traditional music manuscripts and printed collections. 'Miss Boyd', which starts on JSS0528, and 'Dr. Guthrie, are by William Christie. 'Ha'd [hold/stop] the Cradle', and 'Through the Warld', are considered 'Old', and would have been collected from other sources, either directly from singers or players, or from other collectors' manuscript.
Creator William Christie
Creator Manuscript William Christie
Time Period 1730-1760
Relationships JSS0526, JSS0527, JSS0522, JSS0523
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name J M Henderson
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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