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| Image | Title | Item Description |
|---|---|---|
 JSS0684 |
Glengrant | The first tune in Skinner's Monikie Series (No. 2) of sheet music, similar to the Cairngorm Series. Compare it with a handwritten version at JSS0249. You can listen to Skinner playing this melody by clicking on the audio link below. |
 JSS0685 |
Gladstone | The second tune in Skinner's Monikie Series (No. 2) of sheet music, similar to the Cairngorm Series. It featured both new and old compositions. 'Gladstone' was not the Prime Minister, but an Edinburgh man, an 'Enthusiastic admirer of Scottish Music'. Skinner lived in Monikie, near Dundee, until his second... |
 JSS0686 |
The Glenlivet | The third tune in Skinner's Monikie Series (No. 2) of sheet music, similar to the Cairngorm Series. It featured both new and old compositions. 'The Glenlivet' is a Scotch malt whisky, made on Speyside. Skinner lived in Monikie, near Dundee, until his second wife, Gertrude, left him in 1909. This version... |
 JSS0687 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, title page | An example of Skinner's occasional sheet music, not issued as part of a series. |
 JSS0688 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, Figure 1 | When Skinner was a dancing master, Quadrille Lancers were widely taught and danced. They had come to Britain from France early in the nineteenth century. As a composer and dancing master, Skinner was in the ideal situation of being able to create not only music that was ideal for certain dances, but... |
 JSS0689 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, Figures 2 and 3, page 1 of 2 | When Skinner was a dancing master, Quadrille Lancers were widely taught and danced. They had come to Britain from France early in the nineteenth century. As a composer and dancing master, Skinner was in the ideal situation of being able to create not only music that was ideal for certain dances, but... |
 JSS0690 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, Figures 3 and 4, page 2 of 2 | When Skinner was a dancing master, Quadrille Lancers were widely taught and danced. They had come to Britain from France early in the nineteenth century. As a composer and dancing master, Skinner was in the ideal situation of being able to create not only music that was ideal for certain dances, but... |
 JSS0691 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, Figure 5, page 1 of 2 | When Skinner was a dancing master, Quadrille Lancers were widely taught and danced. They had come to Britain from France early in the nineteenth century. As a composer and dancing master, Skinner was in the ideal situation of being able to create not only music that was ideal for certain dances, but... |
 JSS0692 |
Guy Mannering Lancers, Figure 5, page 2 of 2 | When Skinner was a dancing master, Quadrille Lancers were widely taught and danced. They had come to Britain from France early in the nineteenth century. As a composer and dancing master, Skinner was in the ideal situation of being able to create not only music that was ideal for certain dances, but... |
 JSS0693 |
The Iron Man and The Bungalow, title page | Title page of some of Skinner's occasional sheet music, not part of a series. Both tunes were published in earlier collections, but the handsome cover could well have attracted new purchasers. The music was published sometime from 1923 onwards, since that was the year he moved to Victoria Street. |
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