Lady Mary Primrose
| ID | JSS0032 |
| Title | Lady Mary Primrose |
| Document Reference | MS2726/15 |
| Format | 245mm x 286mm |
| Medium | Handwritten, ink on music manuscript paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Strathspey |
| Item Description | At a first glance, it appears that Skinner has kept his arrangement of the 'admired old melody' relatively simple. However, a look at just the first bar shows how most of the quavers are double dotted, and the player has to use 6 bow strokes in this bar in order to play the melody as Skinner intended. In this bar, you can also see examples of his 'straight slurs' where the bow comes off the strings between the notes. The squiggle near the end of the following bar is another of his devices, known as a 'loop', where the bow is dragged along. This manuscript was intended for the engraver, as the little note at the bottom left hand corner shows. |
| Creator | William Marshall |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Arranger | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | c. 1780 - 1904 |
| Associated Dates: Creation | c.1780 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | c. 1900 |
| Related Images | MS2726/15 (verso) |
| Relationships | JSS0033 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
Historic Collections · Kings
College · Old Aberdeen · AB24 3SW
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