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Preface, Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute, Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord

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Preface, Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute, Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord
ID JSS0560
Title Preface, Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute, Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord
Document Reference Hend inst Pea f
Format 243 x 328 mm
Medium Printed page
Item Type Printed Collection
Subject Scottish Music, Francis Peacock
Item Description Francis Peacock (1723-1807) published this collection c. 1762. He was Aberdeen's official dancing-master for fifty years. A cellist and violinist, he helped found the Aberdeen Musical Society. It seem that he was not Scottish (perhaps born in Yorkshire), but still had a great affection for the melodies he found. 'DAVID RIZZIO', whom he mentions, was murdered while employed as secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. For many years Rizzio was thought to have composed what are really works by James Oswald, an eighteenth-century Scottish musician and composer who prospered in London.
Creator Francis Peacock
Editor Francis Peacock
Arranger Francis Peacock
Publisher Francis Peacock, Aberdeen
Time Period 18th century
Associated Dates: Publication 1762
Relationships JSS0559, JSS0561, JSS0562, JSS0563
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs for a Violin, German Flute and Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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