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14? INTRODUCTION.
surpassed in point of select music, eminent pro-
fessors, and accurate performance.
On Monday, the SOth of October, 1815, at
ten o'clock in the morning, the performers as-
sembled in the Parliament-house for the first
rehearsal ; and here the power, consistency,
and discipline of the band, were strikingly con-
spicuous. Those who were fortunate enough to
be present, augured the most happy results from
the accuracy, precision, and forcible expression
manifested by this consolidation of great and
varied talent.

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Account of the First Edinburgh Musical Festival, held between the 30th October and 5th November, 1815
DescriptionTo which is added an essay, containing some general observations on music. By George Farquhar Graham, Esq. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1816. [Includes: Dr. Burney's account of the performance of Handel's Messiah, in Westminster Abbey, on Saturday, May 29, 1784: pp. [175]-195.]
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.