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The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish, page 2

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The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish, page 2
ID JSS0135
Title The Devil and the Dirk or Peter Mactavish, page 2
Document Reference MS2726/135
Format 250 x 300 mm
Medium Handwritten manuscript on music manuscript paper
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Music, Reel, Rondo
Item Description Manuscript in Skinner's hand of a 'Rondo or Reel', continued from the previous page (See JSS0134). He uses various devices to recycle the versions of the same melody - moving the music up an octave, changing to a minor key, or writing a variation. These are techniques used by many classical composers before him.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript Gavin Greig
Arranger Gavin Greig
Time Period 1890's
Relationships JSS0134
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Harp & Claymore
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