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Balmoral Schottische
ID JSS0746
Title Balmoral Schottische
Document Reference LO 786.45 Sk3
Format 250 x 348 mm
Medium Printed Music sheet
Item Type Printed Collection
Subject Scottish Music, Schottische
Item Description When he write this tune, Skinner was still a dancing master. He was in the enviable position of being able to make up his own tunes to go with the dances he taught. When he composed the Balmoral Schottische, possibly when he taught there, in 1868, the Scottische was still a relatively new dance in Scotland.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Editor James Scott Skinner
Arranger James Scott Skinner
Publisher Cramer, London
Time Period 1800-1900
Associated Dates: Publication 1884
Associated Dates: Performance 1886
Location Aberdeen Central Library
Collection Name James Scott Skinner, Original Compositions
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