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Dedication.
and Hardness of their Composition ; being
written, and difficultly made apt, and proper
to wonderful and uncommon Tunes, which
the best Masters of Musick were then
famous for; And I must presume to say,
scarce any other Man could have perform'd
the like, my double Genius for Poetry and
Musick giving me still that Ability which
others perhaps might want ; nor was the
Encouragement inconsiderable ; for as well
as obliging the Nobility, Gentry, and Com-
monalty, I had the Satisfaction of divert-
ing Royalty likewise with my Lyrical
Performances: And when I have per-
form'd some of my own Things before
their Majesties King CHARLES the
lid, King JAMES, King WILLIAM,
Queen MARY,. Queen ANNE, and
Prince GEORGE, I never went off with-
out happy and commendable Approbation.
The Remembrance of my Success at that
time, makes me hope the present Affair,
vol. i. b My
and Hardness of their Composition ; being
written, and difficultly made apt, and proper
to wonderful and uncommon Tunes, which
the best Masters of Musick were then
famous for; And I must presume to say,
scarce any other Man could have perform'd
the like, my double Genius for Poetry and
Musick giving me still that Ability which
others perhaps might want ; nor was the
Encouragement inconsiderable ; for as well
as obliging the Nobility, Gentry, and Com-
monalty, I had the Satisfaction of divert-
ing Royalty likewise with my Lyrical
Performances: And when I have per-
form'd some of my own Things before
their Majesties King CHARLES the
lid, King JAMES, King WILLIAM,
Queen MARY,. Queen ANNE, and
Prince GEORGE, I never went off with-
out happy and commendable Approbation.
The Remembrance of my Success at that
time, makes me hope the present Affair,
vol. i. b My
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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