Musica Scotica Vol V: Fifty Seventeenth-Century Scots Songs for solo voice and continuo [download]

Musica Scotica is a series of scholarly editions of early Scottish music and of historical studies in Scottish music, published under the general editorship of Dr Kenneth Elliott. Volume V in the Main Series contains part of a 'lost repertory' of Scots song, hidden since the seventeenth century in instrumental and often tablature arrangements for lute, cittern, and lyra-viol, now reconstructed and published for the first time. There are also examples of lute song, consort song and continuo song in a mixture of Scottish and international styles.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Sources

Editorial Method

Commentary on the Songs

Facsimiles

• You meaner beauties (Thomas Wood Partbooks, addenda c.1606-35)

• John Anderson my jo (John Skene Mandore MS c. 1620)

• Bonny Dundee (John Skene Mandore MS c. 1620)

• The gypsy laddie (John Skene Mandore MS c. 1620)

• My Jo Janet (John Skene Mandore MS c. 1620)

• Sae merry as we twa hae been (Robert Gordon of Straloch Lute-book, 1627-29)

• Sumtyme have I sein (Robert Gordon of Straloch Lute-book, 1627-29)

• When Diafantes knew (Lady Margaret of Wemyss Lute-book, 1643)

• Through the wood laddie (Lady Margaret of Wemyss Lute-book, 1643)

• Hoolie and fair lie (Lady Margaret of Wemyss Lute-book, 1643)

• The Earl of Aboyne (Robert Edward Commonplace-book, c.1635-60)

• The rowin't in her apron (Robert Edward Commonplace-book, c.1635-60)

• Bonny Jean (Robert Edward Commonplace-book, c.1635-60)

• Where Helen lies (Sutherland Lyra-viol MS, c.1660-70)

• Montrose's lines (Magdalen Cockburn Music-book, c. 1660-80)

• Celia I lovd thee (Magdalen Cockburn Music-book, c. 1660-80)

• Awake my soul (No wonder is suppose) (John Forbes, Songs and Fancies, 1662-82)

• Yee Gods of Love (John Forbes, Songs and Fancies, 1662-82)

• My soul today (Doune in tone gardeine) (John Forbes, Songs and Fancies, 1662-82)

• Then wilt thou goe (MS copy of Songs and Fancies, c. 1662)

• The blythsome bridal (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• The broom blooms bonnie (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680

• Clout the Caldron (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• Bessie Bell and Mary Gray (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• Kathrine Ogie (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• O let me in this ae night (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• Sweet William (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• The rantin laddie (James Guthrie Violin MC, c.1680)

• Fond foolish youth (Robert Taitt Music book, c. 1680)

• When she cam ben (John Leyden Lyra-viol MS, c. 1690)

• The Collier's bonny lassie (John Leyden Lyra-viol MS, c. 1690)

• Bonnie roaring Willie (John Leyden Lyra-viol MS, c. 1690)

• Balou my bab (David Gregory MS, c. 1690)

• Peggie I must love thee (George Bowie Violin MS, c. 1690-)

• An thou were my ain thing (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Cromlet's lilt (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Donald Couper (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• O're Hills, o're Mountains (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Galloway Tam (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Gilderoy (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Green grows the rashes (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Hollow my Fancie (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Joy to the person of my love (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Old-Long-syne (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• WAP at the widow (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• The yellow-hairs Laddie (Balcarres Lute-book, c. 1695)

• Blyth was she (James Gairdyn Violin MS, c. 1700-)

• Mary Scott (Agnes Hume Music-book (c. 1700-)

• Killiecrankie (Margaret Sinkler Music-book, c. 1695-)

• Goodnight and joy be with you all (James Thomson MS, c. 1695-)