Page 1 of 2, Table of Contents, John Niven Collection
| ID | JSS0564 |
| Title | Page 1 of 2, Table of Contents, John Niven Collection |
| Document Reference | MS2232 |
| Format | 234 x 188 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten sheet |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Table of Contents |
| Item Description | John Niven's collection dates from 1761, the year before Francis Peacock's Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs (JSS0559) appeared. Niven may have copied from printed music collections, perhaps belonging to friends. Or he could have written down tunes which he had learned by ear, as seen in the James Christie MS 1730-1760. Niven, a wealthy Jacobite sympathiser, lived in what is now known as Provost Skene's House, one of the oldest houses in Aberdeen. Niven's 70 pages of music include 227 tunes, some published by Robert Bremner, and James Oswald. |
| Creator | John Niven |
| Creator Manuscript | John Niven |
| Time Period | 1750s-1760s |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 1761 |
| Relationships | JSS0565, JSS0566, JSS0567, JSS0568 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Collection of Music Transcribed by John Niven |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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