Partition Complete Book (altenative scan), Early Scottish Melodies; Including Examples from MSS. et Early Printed travaux, along avec a Number of Comparative Tunes, Notes on Former Annotators, anglais et Other Claims, et Biographical Notices, Etc.

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THE GLEN COLLECTION
OF SCOTTISH MUSIC
Presented by Lady Dorothea
RugglesBrise fo the National Library of Scotland,
m memory of her brother, Major Lord
George Stewart Murray, Black Watch,
killed in action in France in 1914.
28tfi Jaimaru 1927.
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Obiit 1756.— :
Early MelodiesScottish
AND EARLYINCLUDING EXAMPLES FROM MSS.
PRINTED WORKS, ALONG WITH A NUMBER
TUNES, NOTES ONOF COMPARATIVE
FORMER ANNOTATORS, ENGLISH
AND OTHER CLAIMS, AND
BIOGRAPHICAL
NOTICES,
Etc.
WRITTEN AND ARRANGED
BY
GLEN.JOHN
"Facts are chiels that winna ding,
And downa be disputed." Burns.
EDINBURGH :
R. GLEN,& NORTH BANK STREET.J.
1900.Nol.
EDINBURGH :
PRINTED BY DAVID MACDONALD, HANOVER STREET.42
[all rights reserved.]TO
SIR ALEXANDER C. MACKENZIE,
MUS. DOC,
principal of the royal academy of music,
this volume is dedicated
(with permission)
BY
THE AUTHOR.*f:PREFACE.
public, we have littleIn placing this volume before the doubt that many
may think it Our Scottish Songs have already been publisheduncalled for.
any furtherin so many and so varied forms, that issue may well seem
superfluous. however, is not to add to the number ofOur intention, these
editions, but to reclaim Melodies which primarily and properly helony to
erroneously supposed to be Scottish produc-Scotland, and to renounce others
tions. The necessity for such a work will be apparentwhen it is understood
that a considerable number of our National Melodies have been claimed
for England, while on the other hand many Anglo-Scottish tunes
manufactured in elsewhere for the English market,London and have found
admittance into our National Collections, and so given rise to perplexities
and misunderstandings. One great transgressor in the domain of Scottish
"Song is the late William Stenhouse, whose work, Illustrations of the Lyric
Poetry and Scotland," contains many errors of this andMusic of other
descriptions. We may well believe that this Author sinned chiefly in
ignorance, or at in carelessness, but as he is frequentlyworst, accepted
as an authority, it becomes a matter of importance to indicate, and as far
as possible correct, his numerous inaccuracies, all the more because many
later annotators have quoted largely from his pages without taking trouble
to verify his statements or to collate them with original sources of
information. Another offender is the late William Chappell, who, in his
otherwise admirable work, Popular Music of the Olden Time,"" appropriates
as English Melodies a number of undoubtedly Scottish Tunes simply
because they happened, for reasons hereafter explained, to be first publishedviii PREFACE.
in spur-London. These London Collections included also a quantity of the
ious Anglo-Scottish species, which being performed at Vauxhall and other
places of entertainment, and circulated in their printed form in Scotland
England, and misunderstandingsas well as naturally gave rise to the errors
already alluded to. In the following pages an effort has been made to
credence on bothdispose of many absurd allegations which have gained
to assert, but to convince, bysides of the Border. Our purpose is not
evidence for the statements which we shall bringfurnishing appropriate
have theforward. Whether we succeed or fail, we shall at least
effort, and shall leave the resultconsciousness of having made an honest
to the judgment of our readers.
toindebtedness for aid and informationWe have to acknowledge our
Moffat;Frank Kidson, Leeds ; Mr T. W. Taphouse, Oxford ; Mr AlfredMr
whose kind andMr A. W. Inglis, Edinburgh ; and other Gentlemen, for
our warmest thanks.cordial assistance we tender
30th November 1900.CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE-------Scottish Melodies i
CHAPTER II.
- - - - -Annotators on Scottish Melodies 3
CHAPTER III.
- - - -WorksManuscripts and Early Printed 9
CHAPTER IV.
-- - - - - -William Chappell 14
CHAPTER V.
-.--...English Claims 24
CHAPTER VI.
- . . - .The Scots Musical Museum 60
CHAPTER VII.
- - -Early Scottish Musicians and Engravers 244
APPENDIX 261
--.-.-..INDEX 265
INDEX OF -COMPARATIVE AND REFERENCE TUNES 271BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF
PRINTEDMANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS
ORDER.IN CHRONOLOGICAL
The Dates of those works within Brackets have been definitely ascertained, and
those with an Asterisk prefixed are in our possession.
Rowallan Manuscript, circa 1625.
Straloch 1627-29,
Skene Manuscripts.
Manuscript.Guthrie
Blaikie
Leyden
Hume (Agnes) Manuscript.
(Margaret)*Sinkler
Manuscript.Waterston
M'Farlan
"Vox Borealis, or the Northern Discoverie." London, 1641.
The English Dancing Master, 1651.—The Dancing Master, or Directions for
Dancing Country Dances, with the Tunes to each Dance, etc., 1652, 1665,
1670, 1686. By John Playford, London : and later editions by his son and
successors.
New Lessons for the Gittern : Containing many New and PleasantA Booke of
Tunes, both Easie and Deliglitfull for all Young Practitioners. John
Playford, London, 1652.
Musick's Hand-maide presenting New and Pleasant Lessons for the Virginals.
John Playford, London, 1663 and 1678.
Delight on Easie andMusick's the Cithren, Restored and Refined to a more
Pleasant Manner of Playing than formerly etc. John Playford, London,
:
1666.
Musick's Recreation on the Viol, Lyra-Way. Being a new Collection of Lessons
Lyra-Way, etc, John Playford, London, 1669 ; another edition, John
Playford, London, 1682.
firstChoice Ayres & Songs to sing to the Theorbo Lute or Bass Viol. Book I.
edition 1673. Book I. 1676. 1679. 1681. B. IV. 1683.B. 11 B. Ill
B. V. 1684. John Playford, London.xii BIBLIOGEAPHY.
Cantus, Songs, and Fancies, to several Musicall Parts. Both Apt for Voices and
Viols, etc. John Forbes, Aberdeen, 1682.
*Apollo's Banquet : containing Instructions, and Variety of New Tunes, Ayres,
Jiggs, and several New Scotch Tunes for the Treble-Violin. To which is
of now and inadded, The Tunes the new French Dances, used at Court
Dancing-Schools. The 5th Edition, with new Additions. John Playford,
London, 1687.
Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the Highland Humours) for the
Violin : Being the First of this Kind yet Printed : Most of them being in
the Compass of the Flute. Henry Playford, London, 1700.
Wit and Mirth : or Pills to Purge Melancholy ; Being a Collection of the best
and Songs, Old and New. vols. 1719-1720Merry Ballads T. D'Urfey. 6
Tonson,(reprint). J. London.
By Allan Ramsay. The Author, Edinburgh, 1720.*Scots Songs.
*Orpheus Caledonius, or a Collection of the best Scotch Songs set to Musick by
W. Thomson. The Author, London, n.d. (1725).
Musick for the Scots Songs in the Tea-Table Miscellany. Allan Ramsay,
Edinburgh, n.d.
A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes for the Violin. The whole Pleasant and
Comicall being full of the Highland Humour. John Young, London, n.d.
*The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr Gay. John Watts, London, 1728.
*The Quaker's J. Roberts, London, 1728
Miscellany Being a Collection of Choice Songs set to the Violin*The Musical ;
Eminent Masters. John Watts, London, 1729.and Flute. By the most
Opera. Written by Mr Johnson. J. Watts, London, 1729.*The Village
Cobler's T. Wood, London, 1729.*The
*Polly, an Opera. Being the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera. Written by
Mr Gay. T. Thomson, London, 1729.
Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding. J. Watts, London, 1729.
edition.*The Beggar's Wedding. A new Opera. By Mr Char. Coffey. 2nd
Jas. & John Knapton, London, 1729.
adapted for the Harpsicord or Spinnet*A Collection of the Choicest Scots Tunes
of the Voice Violin or German Flute. By Adamand within the Compass
n.d.Craig, Edinburgh,
a Ballad Opera. J. Watts, London, 1730.The Chamber Maid
Opera. By W. R. Chetwood. J. Watts, London, 1730.The Lover's
Aria Camera, being a Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs for thedi
Violin and German Flute. By the following Masters. Mr Alexander
Urquahart of Edinburgh Mr Derm'- O'Connar of Limrick. Mr Hugh
Edwards of Carmarthen. Dan. Wright & Dan. Wright Junr., London,
circa 1730.
Watts, London, 1731.*The Jovial Crew, a Comic-Opera. J.
Ballad Opera. J. Watts,*Patie and Peggy ; or the Fair Foundling, a Scotch
London, 1731.
Fair Union of the Clans, an Opera written by Mr Mitchell.*The Highland : or.
J. Watts, London, 1731.
Country burial, an Opera. J. Watts, London, 1731.*Silvia; or, the
an Opera. Lond. 1732.Flora,
Orpheus Caledonius : or, A Collection of Scots Songs. Set to Musick. By
W. Thomson. 2 vols (second edition). Author, London, 1733.
*The British Musical Miscellany ; or, the Delightful Grove : Being a Collection
Masters,of Celebrated English and Scotch Songs, By the Best Set for the
Common Flute, and Harpsicord. 6 vols. J.Violin, German Flute, the
Walsh, London, n.d. (1734).
Being a Collection of all the Celebrated Scot