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126 EARLY SCOTTISH MELODIES.
of Betty Skilliii, he does not account for the non-publication of the air till
1855. Dean Christie states that the hero of the song was a highwayman
called Johnson, who was hung for committing many robberies at the
Curragh of Kildare about the middle of last century.
VOL. III.
201. TUNE YOUR FIDDLES, &c.
Tune — "Marquis of Huntly's Reel. 1 '
In Stenhouse's note on this song, written by the Rev. Mr Skinner, he
tells us, " the tune to which Mr Skinner's verses are adapted in the Museum
is called ' The Marquis of Huntly's Reel,' which was composed by the late
Mr William Marshall, butler to the Duke of Gordon." He next proceeds
with some hearsay information taken from the " Reliques," along with his
comment on it, and his allusion to " Miss Admiral Gordon's Reel," which
we notice at page 95. He goes on further : " In my opinion, ' The Marquis
of Huntly's Reel ' is not only one of the best and most original airs, but
likewise more free from plagiarisms than any other tune Marshall ever
composed. The air in the Museum is very injudiciously altered and cur-
tailed. A genuine set of the tune with the first verse of Mr Skinner's song
is therefore annexed." The annexed set is not that first published by
Marshall. If this note was indeed penned by Stenhouse, it is rather a
doubtful compliment, which really means that Marshall was a plagiarist in
most of his compositions. This opinion is worthless : he neither knew
Marshall nor his compositions. Who was the late? Stenhouse died in
1827, Marshall in 1833.
202. GLADSMUIR,
Stenhouse informs us that the melody to this song or poem was set to the
words by William M'Gibbon. We have not been able to find it, however,
in any of the Collections he published, but that may be accounted for if
the statement in the Additional Notes to Stenhouse's Illustrations is
correct. "The Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745, was originally
printed for private distribution, and was set to music by M'Gibbon."
203. GILL MORICE.
Stenhouse has given a long note to this song, including the whole fifty
verses, which occupies a space of seven pages in his Illustrations. It is not
our purpose to meddle with the history of the ballad, nor to refer to what
of Betty Skilliii, he does not account for the non-publication of the air till
1855. Dean Christie states that the hero of the song was a highwayman
called Johnson, who was hung for committing many robberies at the
Curragh of Kildare about the middle of last century.
VOL. III.
201. TUNE YOUR FIDDLES, &c.
Tune — "Marquis of Huntly's Reel. 1 '
In Stenhouse's note on this song, written by the Rev. Mr Skinner, he
tells us, " the tune to which Mr Skinner's verses are adapted in the Museum
is called ' The Marquis of Huntly's Reel,' which was composed by the late
Mr William Marshall, butler to the Duke of Gordon." He next proceeds
with some hearsay information taken from the " Reliques," along with his
comment on it, and his allusion to " Miss Admiral Gordon's Reel," which
we notice at page 95. He goes on further : " In my opinion, ' The Marquis
of Huntly's Reel ' is not only one of the best and most original airs, but
likewise more free from plagiarisms than any other tune Marshall ever
composed. The air in the Museum is very injudiciously altered and cur-
tailed. A genuine set of the tune with the first verse of Mr Skinner's song
is therefore annexed." The annexed set is not that first published by
Marshall. If this note was indeed penned by Stenhouse, it is rather a
doubtful compliment, which really means that Marshall was a plagiarist in
most of his compositions. This opinion is worthless : he neither knew
Marshall nor his compositions. Who was the late? Stenhouse died in
1827, Marshall in 1833.
202. GLADSMUIR,
Stenhouse informs us that the melody to this song or poem was set to the
words by William M'Gibbon. We have not been able to find it, however,
in any of the Collections he published, but that may be accounted for if
the statement in the Additional Notes to Stenhouse's Illustrations is
correct. "The Ode on the Battle of Gladsmuir, 1745, was originally
printed for private distribution, and was set to music by M'Gibbon."
203. GILL MORICE.
Stenhouse has given a long note to this song, including the whole fifty
verses, which occupies a space of seven pages in his Illustrations. It is not
our purpose to meddle with the history of the ballad, nor to refer to what
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| Description | Also: Gladsmuir. Also: Gill Morice. |
| Description | Including examples from mss. and early printed works, along with a number of comparative tunes, notes on former annotators, English and other claims, and biographical notices, etc. Written and arranged by John Glen. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.99(1) |
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| Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). 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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