| ID |
JSS0248 |
| Title |
The Fallen Chief (Lament) |
| Document Reference |
x/257/1r (verso) |
| Format |
234 x 177 mm |
| Medium |
Handwritten music on lined sheet |
| Item Type |
Manuscript |
| Subject |
Scottish Music, Lament |
| Item Description |
This lament has been hurriedly copied out on the back of a letter Skinner sent to his pupil, James McPherson of Kirriemuir. He has sketched in a very simple harmony underneath the lines of music. He tells McPherson to 'Repeat an octave lower get into the depths of passion'. He intended the music to represent a bagpipe lament, referring to the drones on the right hand side of the page. |
| Creator |
James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript |
James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period |
1900's |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript |
17 July 1916 |
| Relationships |
JSS0247 |
| Location |
Angus Archives |
| Collection Name |
James Macpherson |
| Copyright |
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