Preface, Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute, Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord
| ID | JSS0560 |
| Title | Preface, Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute, Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord |
| Document Reference | Hend inst Pea f |
| Format | 243 x 328 mm |
| Medium | Printed page |
| Item Type | Printed Collection |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Francis Peacock |
| Item Description | Francis Peacock (1723-1807) published this collection c. 1762. He was Aberdeen's official dancing-master for fifty years. A cellist and violinist, he helped found the Aberdeen Musical Society. It seem that he was not Scottish (perhaps born in Yorkshire), but still had a great affection for the melodies he found. 'DAVID RIZZIO', whom he mentions, was murdered while employed as secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. For many years Rizzio was thought to have composed what are really works by James Oswald, an eighteenth-century Scottish musician and composer who prospered in London. |
| Creator | Francis Peacock |
| Editor | Francis Peacock |
| Arranger | Francis Peacock |
| Publisher | Francis Peacock, Aberdeen |
| Time Period | 18th century |
| Associated Dates: Publication | 1762 |
| Relationships | JSS0559, JSS0561, JSS0562, JSS0563 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute and Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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