The select melodies of Scotland : interspersed with those of Ireland and Wales, united to the songs of Robt. Burns, Sir Walter Scott Bart. and other distinguished poets. with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte by Pleyel, Kozeluch, Haydn, & Beethoven ; the whole composed for & collected by George Thomson, F.A.S.E. in five volumes. Vol. 2 /
Select melodies of Scotland.
For 1-2 voices and piano.
For the most part, the songs are taken from the various folio volumes of Thomson's 'A selection collection of original Scottish/Welsh/Irish airs'.
Engraved music interleaved with letterpress song texts with duplicate numbering (p. 1-50); actually there are 52 (1 and 41 used twice) pages of engraved music and 47 (13-14, 41 omitted) pages of printed text.
Colophon and plates dated 1822.
Letterpress colophon: Edinburgh : "Printed by John Moir for the proprietor G. Thomson, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, 1822."
Title page signed by the proprietor "G. Thomson".
"Engd. by Wm. Balbirnie, 105 High St. Edinr."--foot of p. 1 of music.
Price 12/-..
Songs, Scots. Songs, English Scotland. Songs, English Ireland. Songs, English Wales. Songs with piano.
History note: MU.502 received "Bound by F. Bedford" in full calf with gilt line borders and gilt tooled spine with red leather labels.UkCU-FWM
1 score ([2], 50, 50, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates) ;26 cm; 1 score ([2], 50, 50, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates) ;26 cm;
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Accession number: MU.502.2
Primary reference Number: 253495
ALMA leader: 04080ccm a2200625 i 4500
ALMA control 001: 991006490429203606
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