Clan Chattan
| ID | JSS0072 |
| Title | Clan Chattan |
| Document Reference | MS2726/62 |
| Format | 227 x 310 mm |
| Medium | pen & ink on music manuscript paper,with handwritten notes |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Music,Scottish fiddle music, Scottish Bagpipe music, Quickstep, Chattan |
| Item Description | Skinner's manuscript of his 'Pipe Quickstep' "Clan Chattan", a clan with the wildcat as its heraldic beast. The clan name links to the 6th-century Scottish Bishop, St Cattan, and has strong Gaelic connections with Old Irish catat, battle-mighty (modern Irish 'catta'n and a' chattan). The piece is in A major, 3 sharps, with the common-time signature omitted. The key signature has G natural and not G sharp, since the bagpipe scale lacks that note. The five two-part systems are on hand-ruled penciled staves. The two-part stave is for violin and piano. Only the tune and one variation (melody alone) are complete, pasted onto the page. Skinner may have planned more variations but had no time or inclination to complete them. Performers have a choice of modality: *When played on the violin, the G (sharp) may be played - which of course could not be done on the Bagpipe as all G's are natural on that Instrument.' The verso of this page, not given here, shows that the paper had been used as an envelope, addressed to 'Dr Keith Norman Macdonald, Fernie Bank, Bridge of Allan', with the red (old half-pence) postage stamp franked. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | 1890's-1900's |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | 1895; 1898 |
| Relationships | JSS0590 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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