| ID |
JSS0660 |
| Title |
Page 5 of 5, Aberdeen Musical Society, Inventory |
| Document Reference |
LO 780.6 AB3 |
| Format |
198 x 315 mm |
| Medium |
Handwritten Manuscript |
| Item Type |
Manuscript |
| Subject |
Scottish Music, Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Item Description |
The Aberdeen Musical Society was formed in 1747/8 to 'meet for their musical entertainment once a week'. The founders were 'the Revd. Professor Pollock and Mr Peter Black; Dr John Gregory and Messrs. James Black, Andrew Tait, Francis Peacock & David Young'. The society originally met for private music-making. This inventory of '18th Day of Novm. 1755' lists some of the instruments and music belonging to the Society: 'An hautboy' [oboe], 'A Harpsicord', 'Pasqualli's Through Bass', and 'Brebner's Scots Tunes'. |
| Creator |
Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Creator Manuscript |
Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Time Period |
1740s |
| Associated Dates: Creation |
1747/8 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript |
1747/8 |
| Relationships |
JSS0656, JSS0657, JSS0658, JSS0659 |
| Location |
Aberdeen Central Library |
| Collection Name |
Aberdeen Musical Society |
| Copyright |
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