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Page 3 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 118 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Skinner's note about the differences between this reel and the 'Reel o' Tulloch' were printed below the tune, as here. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication.... |
 JSS0615 |
Page 4 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 119 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Verses 5 and 6 (which do fit the tune) of the poem 'The Reel o' Hoolichan' by Robert Ford, Glasgow. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the... |
 JSS0616 |
Sandie Grant o' Battangorm | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the second tune on page 120 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig.... |
 JSS0617 |
G S Mackay | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the second tune on page 128 of Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Mackay was a 'Fellow member with the Composer of Dr Mark's "Little Men". (Skinner was apprenticed to the Manchester-based band when he was nine years old.) This is the final draft, the copy used... |
 JSS0618 |
The Mathematician | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the first tune on page 130 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. He was 'Dr Clark, Cairo', an Aberdeen academic who had moved to Egypt. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers... |
 JSS0619 |
The High Level | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the first tune on page 136 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. The High Level hornpipe was written by 'Jamie [James] Hill', best-known for this type composition. He was probably born in Dundee, but spent most of his life in Gateshead, by Newcastle-on-Tyne.... |
 JSS0620 |
The Young King | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 140 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. The 'Young King' was 'A favourite pupil of the composer.' This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and... |
 JSS0621 |
Glencoe | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 147 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Skinner's 'Dirge' [Lament] 'Glencoe' was written in memory of the Argyllshire village where 38 people were massacred in 1692. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication.... |
 JSS0622 |
Page 1 of 2, Hector the Hero | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 152 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig. This 'Lament'... |
 JSS0623 |
Page 2 of 2: Words, Hector the Hero | Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 153 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig. This 'Lament'... |
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