Page 4 of 5, Aberdeen Musical Society, Inventory
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| ID | JSS0659 |
| Title | Page 4 of 5, Aberdeen Musical Society, Inventory |
| Document Reference | LO 780.6 AB3 |
| Format | 198 x 315 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten Manuscript |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Music, Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Item Description | The Aberdeen Musical Society was formed in 1747/8 to 'meet for their musical entertainment once a week'. The founders were 'the Revd. Professor Pollock and Mr Peter Black; Dr John Gregory and Messrs. James Black, Andrew Tait, Francis Peacock & David Young'. The society originally met for private music-making. This inventory of '18th Day of Novm. 1755' lists some of the instruments and music belonging to the Society. 'A fidle', 'a Tenor fidle' [viola], and 'Signor Bozzi's [Bocchi's] Sonatas for Two Violins and a Bass'. |
| Creator | Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Creator Manuscript | Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Time Period | 1740s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | 1747/8 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 1747/8 |
| Relationships | JSS0657, JSS0658, JSS0658, JSS0660 |
| Location | Aberdeen Central Library |
| Collection Name | Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Copyright | copyright_abdnlib.shtml |
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