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My bonnet blue lies stained and bloody or The Farewell

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My bonnet blue lies stained and bloody or The Farewell
ID JSS0630
Title My bonnet blue lies stained and bloody or The Farewell
Document Reference MS3088
Format 238 x 300 mm
Medium Handwritten music on lined sheet
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Scottish Music, Pastoral Air
Item Description Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the second tune on page 182 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Skinner's emotive title was altered to the calmer 'The Composer's Farewell' before publication. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Compare this with the versions from Skinner's manuscript collection: JSS0039, JSS0040, JSS0042.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript Gavin Greig
Time Period 1800 - 1900's
Associated Dates: Manuscript c.1900
Related Images MS2726
Relationships JSS0039, JSS0040, JSS0042
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Harp & Claymore (Argo)
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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