Page 1 of 2, Bannocks of Beer Meal

ID

JSS0552

Title

Page 1 of 2, Bannocks of Beer Meal

Document Reference

Hend inst McGi c

Format

256 x 348 mm

Medium

Handwritten music on lined sheet

Item Type

Printed Collection

Subject

Scottish Music, William McGibbon

Item Description

From 'A Collection of Scots Tunes some with variations for a violin, hautboy, or German flute, with a bass for a violoncello or harpsichord', by Edinburgh violinist and composer William McGibbon (c. 1690-1756), then Edinburgh's most prominent musician. The first 4 staves of his variation use 'double stops' (playing more than one note at the same time), and two-octave leaps (next last stave, bars 2 and 3). McGibbon (like Skinner, much later), omitted the bass line from underneath the variation, since the accompanist could use the same harmonies as the original melody. It saved paying for expensive engraving.

Creator

William McGibbon

Editor

William McGibbon

Arranger

William McGibbon

Time Period

18th century

Relationships

JSS0553

Location

University of Aberdeen

Collection Name

A collection of Scots tunes: some with variations for a violin, hautboy or...

Copyright

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