Gane is my Jean
| ID | JSS0080 |
| Title | Gane is my Jean |
| Document Reference | MS72726/72a |
| Format | 255 x 308 mm |
| Medium | pen & ink on music manuscript paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Music, Scottish Fiddle music, Wife, Jean |
| Item Description | Skinner's melody, arranged by Gavin Greig, was no doubt written in memory of his wife Jean Stewart ('gane', in Scots, means 'gone'). In 1885, shortly after the publication of his Elgin Collection (1884), and his bankruptcy, she was overcome by 'pecuniary embarassment', and admitted to the Elgin Asylum, where she remained until her death in 1899. The scored-out piece was not included in the Harp and Claymore, perhaps because Skinner couldn't face such unhappy memories. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | Gavin Greig |
| Arranger | Gavin Greig |
| Time Period | 1890's - 1900's |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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