The Flowers of Edinburgh, Gilder Roy
| ID | JSS0568 |
| Title | The Flowers of Edinburgh, Gilder Roy |
| Document Reference | MS2232 |
| Format | 234 x 188 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten music on lined sheet |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Music, John Niven, Flowers of Edinburgh |
| Item Description | Collection of music 'July 11 1761' transcribed by John Niven. 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. 'The Flowrs' was first published by William McGibbon in the 1750s, and reprinted by Bremner around 1762. Gilder Roy (Gilderoy), a traditional Scottish ballad, was printed in a Ballad Opera, The Jovial Crew, in 1731. You can hear Skinner playing this tune on the audio clip cd15a. |
| Creator Manuscript | John Niven |
| Time Period | 1750s-1760s |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 1761 |
| Relationships | JSS0564, JSS0565, JSS0566, JSS0567 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Collection of Music Transcribed by John Niven |
| 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 cd105a |
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