Tullyveolan March
| ID | JSS0052 |
| Title | Tullyveolan March |
| Document Reference | MS2726/41 |
| Format | 232 x 292 mm |
| Medium | pen & ink on plain paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Music, Scottish Fiddle music, March, Scott, Waverley, Craighall Castle |
| Item Description | Skinner's Tullyveolan March, in the hand of the arranger, Herr Adolf Roloff; to be played risoluto - resolutely. 'Tullyveolan' seems to have been inserted later, as if Roloff had been uncertain of the title. The piece is set in 4 three-stave systems, the top stave for violin, the second and third for the piano right and left hands. Unusually for Skinner, the second section is a Trio marked p (piano - softly) and leggiero (lightly), its decorative rhythms contrasting with the simpler melody of the first part. Skinner reminds himself to 'See Sir Walter Scott's "Waverley."' Craighall, Perthshire, the residence of Major-Gen(eral) Clerk Rattray, C. B., is the original of "Tullyveolan". Novelist Scott (1771-1832) visited Craighall Castle, the seat of Clan Rattray, and set his novel Waverley (1814) in nearby Tullyveolan, Perthshire. When his publishers (Ballantyne's) business failed, the book helped restore his fortunes after losing all. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | Herr Adolph L Roloff |
| Arranger | Herr Adolph L Roloff |
| Time Period | 1890's - 1900's |
| Relationships | JSS0588 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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