Braes o' Auchtertyre

ID

JSS0015

Title

Braes o' Auchtertyre

Document Reference

MS2726/2

Format

200 x 90 mm

Medium

pen on fragment of music manuscript paper

Item Type

Manuscript

Subject

Scottish Music, Pastoral (or slow strathspey) for solo violin, manuscript. For Harp & Claymore

Item Description

Lines 3 and 4 of Auchtertyre have been written out as Skinner would have played them, showing various devices he used. Skinner has used the key of A major, a more straightforward key for fiddlers to play in than C major, the original key of the piece.

Creator

James Crockat

Creator Manuscript

James Scott Skinner

Editor

Gavin Greig

Arranger

James Scott Skinner

Publisher

Bayley & Ferguson

Time Period

1720-1900

Associated Dates: Creation

c1730

Associated Dates: Publication

1903

Related Images

MS2726; MS3088/1/11

Relationships

JSS0013, JSS0014

Location

University of Aberdeen

Collection Name

Harp & Claymore

Copyright

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright