Pittengardener's Rant

ID

JSS0109

Title

Pittengardener's Rant

Document Reference

MS2726/106

Format

247 x 294 mm

Medium

pen & ink on music manuscript paper

Item Type

Manuscript

Subject

Music, Scottish Fiddle Music, Strathspey

Item Description

As Skinner notes underneath his strathspey, 'Pittengardner's (no doubt a nick-name) Rant' was written for *one of the 'Men o' the Mearns' (part of southern Aberdeenshire between the Grampian mountains and the sea) pupil of (the) late Wm (William) Skinner (Skinner's father) who played the violin with the left hand after his accident.

Creator

James Scott Skinner

Creator Manuscript

James Scott Skinner

Time Period

1890's - 1900's

Location

University of Aberdeen

Collection Name

Harp & Claymore

Copyright

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