O Bessy Bell, and Mary Gray
| ID | JSS0558 |
| Title | O Bessy Bell, and Mary Gray |
| Document Reference | Hend inst Urb s |
| Format | 228 x 320 mm |
| Medium | Printed Music sheet |
| Item Type | Printed Collection |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Arrangement of Song |
| Item Description | This page shows an arrangement of the Scots song, O Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, by the Italian composer, Urbani. The top part, from volume 5, is the violin accompaniment for the melody, not given here. The cello bass line (from volume 6) is on the last three staves. Words of this Scottish ballad became part (no. 201) of the 'Child Ballads' collected and published by Harvard Professor Francis James Child in the nineteenth century. In the song, both girls died of the plague. |
| Creator | Urbani |
| Editor | Urbani |
| Arranger | Urbani |
| Time Period | late 18th to early 19th century |
| Associated Dates: Publication | 1804 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | A Selection of Scots Songs, vol 5 & 6 |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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