| ID |
JSS0175 |
| Title |
Macpherson's Rant (Below the Gallows Tree) |
| Document Reference |
MS2726/173 |
| Format |
238 x 302 mm |
| Medium |
Handwritten manuscript on music manuscript paper with notes |
| Item Type |
Manuscript |
| Subject |
Music, Scottish, Lament, Dirge, Macpherson's Rant |
| Item Description |
Manuscript in Skinner's hand of his 'Dirge' 'Macpherson's Rant (Below the Gallows Tree) by Himself, Nov: 1700'. Skinner notes that the music was 'composed by the Hero [James Macpherson, 'Freebooter'] in Banff Gaol, eve of his execution during the delivery of his wild dirge round the Scaffold the reprieve was seen to some [approach?] when the Banff clock was put up [ahead] 15 minutes to forestall it. Carlyle says:- "and was he not a hero too, but for want of more light - communicated to _ by Mr Forbes, Ellon -' |
| Creator |
James MacPherson |
| Creator Manuscript |
James Scott Skinner |
| Arranger |
James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period |
1890-1900's |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript |
Nov 1900 |
| Location |
University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name |
Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright |
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
