Hector the Hero
| ID | JSS0176 |
| Title | Hector the Hero |
| Document Reference | MS2726/176a |
| Format | 260 x 339 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten manuscript on music manuscript paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Music, Scottish, Lament, Pipes, Violin, Piano |
| Item Description | Manuscript in Skinner's hand of a his 'Coronach', 'Hector the Hero'. Under the music he has written '1st strain loco [played in place - as written] - the Coronach sighing through the trees. Composed [Monikie], 27 March 1903 - For immediate publication -'. 'Hector' was Sir Hector Macdonald (1853-1903) b. nr Dingwall, Ross-shire; d. Paris. He served at the Battle of Khartoum; Knighted in 1901. Aide-de Camp to Queen Victoria, and Major-General in the British army. He had one son with his wife Christina Duncan, secretly married, in the Scottish style, in 1884. Unsavoury rumours and illness drove him to suicide. 'Fighting Mac', a Robert B. Service (1874-1958) poem, and Thomas McWilliam's words for Skinner's melody ('O, wail for the mighty in battle, Loud lift ye the Coronach strain; For Hector, the Hero, of deathless fame, Will never come back again') show the public's sympathy for his tragic end. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Arranger | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | 1880's - 1900's |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 27 Mar 1903 |
| Related Images | MS2726/176b |
| Relationships | JSS0177, JSS0178, JSS0622 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
| Audio | Note this link will open another window so you can view the music and listen to the tune cd214a |
Historic Collections · Kings
College · Old Aberdeen · AB24 3SW
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