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The Scotish musical museum : consisting of upwards of six hundred songs, with proper basses for the pianoforte

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The Scotish musical museum : consisting of upwards of six hundred songs, with proper basses for the pianoforte / originally published by James Johnson ; and now accompanied with copious notes and illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland, by the late William Stenhouse ; with some additional illustrations ...
Author
Johnson, James, approximately 1750-1811.
Publication
Edinburgh : W. Blackwood and sons; London : T. Cadell, 1839.

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  • Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.
  • Clarke, Stephen, approximately 1735-1797.
  • Stenhouse, William, 1773-1827.
  • Laing, David, 1793-1878.
  • Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851.
  • Drexel Collection.
Description
6 v. : fold. facsim.; 22 cm.
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Note
  • Paged continuously.
  • The facsimile is a letter from Burns to Johnson.
  • Burns contributed 184 songs, wrote most of the prefaces to the different volumes, and may be said to have edited the 1st edition. The arrangements of the airs were prepared chiefly by Stephen Clarke. cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 30, p. 16.
  • Preface, v. 1, signed: David Laing. Notes added to Stenhouse's "Illustrations" by C. K. Sharpe.
  • Contains, as added title-pages, the title-pages of 1st edition (2d issue): The Scots musical museum ... humbly dedicated to the Society of antiquaries of Scotland ...
  • Stenhouse's "Illustrations" published separately, 1853.
Call Number
Drexel 4072-4077
LCCN
17017448
OCLC
11166683
Author
Johnson, James, approximately 1750-1811.
Title
The Scotish musical museum : consisting of upwards of six hundred songs, with proper basses for the pianoforte / originally published by James Johnson ; and now accompanied with copious notes and illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland, by the late William Stenhouse ; with some additional illustrations ...
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Edinburgh : W. Blackwood and sons; London : T. Cadell, 1839.
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.
Clarke, Stephen, approximately 1735-1797.
Stenhouse, William, 1773-1827.
Laing, David, 1793-1878.
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851.
Drexel Collection.
Research Call Number
Drexel 4072-4077
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