168:
31:
214:, the first four volumes of Johnson's "Scots Musical Museum" interleaved with some 140 pages of Robert Burns's explanatory notes on the 184 songs that he contributed. These volumes had long been in the possession of the Riddell family of Friars Carse in Nithsdale. These notes have provided many insights into the authorship and editing of the songs he contributed.
74:
for the first time, and found that Burns shared this interest and would become an enthusiastic contributor. The first volume was published in 1787 and included three songs by Burns. He contributed 40 songs to volume 2, and would end up responsible for about a third of the 600 songs in the whole
183:
The 'Museum' was issued totally uncut, in plain boards and without any lettering. The earliest version of the title-page does not have a border around the vignette. Later versions have a border and a thistle design is present at the top and bottom.
175:
The earliest issues of the ‘Museum’ did not identify the songs that were by Burns as in 1787 his fame had yet to imbed itself, however in later issues his name was appended to his contributions in the index and the text often had the declaration
203:, published from 1793 to 1818, which adapted Scottish folk-songs with "classical" arrangements. While this brought songs to new audiences, many of the songs and tunes continued in the folk tradition, both in Scotland and America.
211:
82:
As well as collecting old songs, Burns wrote new words to old tunes, and many of the songs now attributed to Burns have older roots. Songs in the collection include
296:
290:
346:
75:
collection as well as making a considerable editorial contribution. The final volume was published in 1803 and contained the first printing of
232:
376:
51:
and music, the six volumes with 100 songs in each collected many pieces, introduced new songs, and brought many of them into the
154:
100:
167:
371:
366:
321:
356:
310:
59:
341:
196:
30:
306:
106:
52:
351:
124:
118:
148:
142:
361:
187:
The collection became popular internationally, and songs and tunes were arranged by composers such as
381:
192:
130:
336:
136:
44:
316:
275:
233:"The Scottish Minstrel: The Songs of Scotland Subsequent to Burns, with Memoirs of the Poets"
160:
17:
84:
63:
330:
112:
76:
207:
188:
180:" Therefore the fewer songs ascribed to Burns in an issue, the earlier the issue.
67:
94:
47:
published from 1787 to 1803. While it was not the first collection of
Scottish
71:
48:
66:
songs and a determination to preserve them. In the winter of 1786 he met
166:
29:
302:
62:, a struggling music engraver / music seller, with a love of old
265:. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 357.
250:. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 359.
43:was an influential collection of traditional folk
212:Robert Burns's Interleaved Scots Musical Museum
201:A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs
8:
297:International Music Score Library Project
223:
309:, printed between 1787 and 1803, from
178:Written for this Work by Robert Burns.
7:
276:Burns Chronicle XXIII January 1914
25:
317:Island 7: Burns and Scottish Song
210:was at one time in possession of
131:Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon
322:Robert Burns - Travels and Music
155:There Grows a Bonnie Brier Bush
101:My love is like a Red, Red Rose
347:Book series introduced in 1787
263:A Bibliography of Robert Burns
248:A Bibliography of Robert Burns
1:
311:National Library of Scotland
398:
313:. JPEG, PDF, XML versions.
195:. Burns collaborated with
58:The project started with
292:The Scots Musical Museum
231:Rogers, Charles (1885).
107:The Battle of Sherramuir
18:The Scots Musical Museum
377:Folk music publications
206:The American collector
125:Flow Gently Sweet Afton
104:. Burns' songs include
172:
34:
261:Egerer, J.W. (1965).
246:Egerer, J.W. (1965).
170:
143:The Winter it is Past
119:Green Grow the Rashes
79:, Burns' first song.
33:
372:Scots-language works
367:Ludwig van Beethoven
303:Scots Musical Museum
193:Ludwig van Beethoven
161:John Anderson, My Jo
40:Scots Musical Museum
27:Book by Robert Burns
357:Scottish folk music
149:Comin' Thro the Rye
90:Lord Ronald, my Son
305:in six volumes by
301:Digitised copy of
173:
35:
92:(better known as
70:who was visiting
45:music of Scotland
16:(Redirected from
389:
342:1787 in Scotland
295:: Scores at the
278:
273:
267:
266:
258:
252:
251:
243:
237:
236:
228:
21:
397:
396:
392:
391:
390:
388:
387:
386:
327:
326:
287:
282:
281:
274:
270:
260:
259:
255:
245:
244:
240:
230:
229:
225:
220:
53:classical music
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
395:
393:
385:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
352:Scottish books
349:
344:
339:
329:
328:
325:
324:
319:
314:
299:
286:
285:External links
283:
280:
279:
268:
253:
238:
222:
221:
219:
216:
197:George Thomson
171:Ca' the Yowes.
85:Auld Lang Syne
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
394:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
332:
323:
320:
318:
315:
312:
308:
307:James Johnson
304:
300:
298:
294:
293:
289:
288:
284:
277:
272:
269:
264:
257:
254:
249:
242:
239:
234:
227:
224:
217:
215:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
185:
181:
179:
169:
165:
163:
162:
157:
156:
151:
150:
145:
144:
139:
138:
133:
132:
127:
126:
121:
120:
115:
114:
113:Scots Wha Hae
109:
108:
103:
102:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
80:
78:
77:Handsome Nell
73:
69:
65:
61:
60:James Johnson
56:
54:
50:
46:
42:
41:
32:
19:
362:Robert Burns
291:
271:
262:
256:
247:
241:
226:
208:John Gribbel
205:
200:
189:Joseph Haydn
186:
182:
177:
174:
159:
153:
147:
141:
137:Ae Fond Kiss
135:
129:
123:
117:
111:
105:
99:
93:
89:
83:
81:
68:Robert Burns
57:
55:repertoire.
39:
38:
36:
382:Music books
95:Lord Randal
337:1787 books
331:Categories
218:References
49:folk songs
72:Edinburgh
158:, and
98:) and
64:Scots
191:and
37:The
199:in
333::
164:.
152:,
146:,
140:,
134:,
128:,
122:,
116:,
110:,
88:,
235:.
176:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
