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Ibb5.4.07 - Ibb5.4.11
Main entry--uniform title
Select collection of original Scottish airs
Title
A select collection of original Scottish airs : for the voice / with introductory & concluding symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte, violin & violoncello by Pleyel, Kozeluch & Haydn ; with select & characteristic verses both Scottish and English adapted to the airs including upwards of one hundred new songs by Burns.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed & sold by T. Preston ... Sold also by G. Thomson, the editor & proprietor, Edinburgh, [between 1801 and 1841]
Physical description
1 score (5 v.) : ill., front., port. ; 37 cm.
Language
Mainly English words.
Language
Staff notation.
Note
Continuous pagination (230 p. plus the final cantata in vol. 4 "The Jolly Beggars", which is paginated 6, 30, 5 p.); facing pages of engraved music interleaved with letterpress song texts with duplicate numbering and continuous pagination.
Note
Each vol. includes different engraved title pages and frontispieces; each title page signed by G. Thomson, and with vol. no. added in space provided.
Note
Each volume includes index of songs therein; vol. 4 includes portrait of R. Burns and "Glossary of the Scottish words".
Note
Vols. 1 and 2 contain music by Pleyel, Kozeluch and Haydn; vols. 3 and 4 are entirely to Haydn; vol. 5 contains music by Haydn, Beethoven and "The Jolly Beggars", a cantata by Burns, set to music by Henry R. Bishop.
Note
Title from v. 1; titles in other vols. vary slightly.
Note
Each vol. has a different title-page.
Note
Engraved title-pages; title vignettes.
Note
Arranged for one or two voices and piano: separate sold violin and violoncello parts mentioned in the title pages are not included.
Note
Prefaces vols. 1, 2, and 3 dated 1817, vol. 4 dated 1820, and vol. 5 dated 1818; colophons vols. 1 and 3 dated 1817, vols. 2 and 4 dated 1820, and vol. 5 1818.
Note
Printed by John Moir, Edinburgh, in all vols.
Note
Date of publication based on McAulay, Karen E. "Our ancient national airs: Scottish song collecting c. 1760-1888." PhD diss., University of Glasgow, 2009.
Note
On title pages: "Price of each volume, the voice & piano forte, one guinea; the violin & violco. parts separate 6sh".
Note
Vol. 1 has frontispiece ''The birks of Invermay" (1799); vol. 2, ''John Anderson my Jo" (1799); vol. 3, "The soldier's return" (1801); vol. 4, Robert Burns [reingraved for the new edition] (1817); vol. 5, 'The Gaberlunzie man' (1818).
Provenance
All vols.: Ink stamp of Rackley Library on front flyleaf.
Provenance
Ms. inscription in pencil on Vol. 3 on title page: "Willm. Smith, Greenfield Lodge".
Provenance
Occasional ms. annotations in pencil, such as on the frontispiece of vol. 5.
Binding
19th century dark brown leather half-binding over marbled paper covered boards; gilt fillets on boards running up spine and corners; gilt lettering and bands on spine; plain yellow endpapers.
Subject
Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796 Musical settings.
Subject
Songs, Scots.
Subject
Songs, English Scotland.
Subject
Folk songs, Scots.
Subject
Songs with piano.
Subject
Songs with instrumental ensemble.
Subject
Vocal duets with piano.
Subject
Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble.
Genre/Form
Scores.
Genre/Form
Songs.
Genre/Form
Musical settings.
Added entry--name
Thomson (Mr.), 1757 - 1851 editor publisher.
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Pleyel, Ignaz, 1757 - 1831 Songs.
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Haydn, Joseph, 1732 - 1809 Songs.
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Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796 author.
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Moir, John, active 1790 - 1846 printer.
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Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796 author.
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Preston, T., ? - 1834 publisher.
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Bishop, Henry R., 1786 - 1855 Jolly beggars.
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Rackley Library former owner.
Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
Jolly Beggars
Added entry--place
England London.
Added entry--place
Scotland Ediniburgh.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53523