Cluny Castle Inverness-shire
| ID | JSS0041 |
| Title | Cluny Castle Inverness-shire |
| Document Reference | MS2726/24 |
| Format | 240 x 298 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten, ink on music manuscript paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Slow strathspey |
| Item Description | Cluny Castle was the home of Macpherson of Cluny. Many thought that the composer, Alexander Troup (b. near Ballater, Aberdeenshire, 1835) was 'one of the greatest living authorities upon all things pertaining to Scotch music.' As a young man he led the psalmody at before Queen Victoria at Crathie Church, by Balmoral Castle. He also performed before her with Willie Blair, The Queen's Fiddler. The tune, a rather stiff strathspey-like air, is in D major, with 'Slowly' written above and left of the music. The form is 4 bars, repeated, then 8 bars, followed by one variation. An error in the third last bar, correct in the printed version, gives two quavers, rather than two semi-quavers. |
| Creator | Alexander Troup |
| Creator Manuscript | Gavin Greig |
| Publisher | Bayley & Ferguson |
| Time Period | 1890-1903 |
| Associated Dates: Creation | 1890 - 1900 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 1890 - 1900 |
| Related Images | MS2726/ |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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