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Early Scottish Melodies ' ^•••,:/-'..'JV;^; ^ve•^v*.^Vl^,^ : THE GLEN COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH MUSIC Presented by Lady Dorothea Ruggles- Brise fo the National Library of Scotland, m memory of her brother, Major Lord George Stewart Murray, Black Watch, killed in action in France in 1914. 28tfi Jaimaru 1927. 1.1 Early Scottish Melodies. Digitized by tine Internet Arcinive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/earlyscottishmel01glen WILLIAM IWCQIBBON, Obiit 1756. — : Early Scottish Melodies INCLUDING EXAMPLES FROM MSS. AND EARLY PRINTED WORKS, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF COMPARATIVE TUNES, NOTES ON FORMER ANNOTATORS, ENGLISH AND OTHER CLAIMS, AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES, Etc. WRITTEN AND ARRANGED BY JOHN GLEN. "Facts are chiels that winna ding, And downa be disputed." Burns. EDINBURGH : J. & R. GLEN, NORTH BANK STREET. 1900. Nol. EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY DAVID MACDONALD, 42 HANOVER STREET. [all rights reserved.] TO SIR ALEXANDER C. MACKENZIE, MUS. DOC, principal of the royal academy of music, this volume is dedicated (with permission) BY THE AUTHOR. *f: PREFACE. In placing this volume before the public, we have little doubt that many may think it uncalled for. Our Scottish Songs have already been published in so many and so varied forms, that any further issue may well seem superfluous. Our intention, however, is not to add to the number of these editions, but to reclaim Melodies which primarily and properly helony to Scotland, and to renounce others erroneously supposed to be Scottish produc- tions. The necessity for such a work will be apparent when it is understood that a considerable number of our National Melodies have been claimed for England, while on the other hand many Anglo-Scottish tunes manu- factured in London and elsewhere for the English market, have found admittance into our National Collections, and so given rise to perplexities and misunderstandings. One great transgressor in the domain of Scottish Song is the late William Stenhouse, whose work, " Illustrations of the Lyric Poetry and Music of Scotland," contains many errors of this and other descriptions. We may well believe that this Author sinned chiefly in ignorance, or at worst, in carelessness, but as he is frequently accepted as an authority, it becomes a matter of importance to indicate, and as far as possible correct, his numerous inaccuracies, all the more because many later annotators have quoted largely from his pages without taking trouble to verify his statements or to collate them with original sources of information. Another offender is the late William Chappell, who, in his otherwise admirable work, " Popular Music of the Olden Time," appropriates as English Melodies a number of undoubtedly Scottish Tunes simply because they happened, for reasons hereafter explained, to be first published viii PREFACE. in London. These London Collections included also a quantity of the spur- ious Anglo-Scottish species, which being performed at Vauxhall and other places of entertainment, and circulated in their printed form in Scotland as well as England, naturally gave rise to the errors and misunderstandings already alluded to. In the following pages an effort has been made to dispose of many absurd allegations which have gained credence on both sides of the Border. Our purpose is not to assert, but to convince, by furnishing appropriate evidence for the statements which we shall bring forward. Whether we succeed or fail, we shall at least have the consciousness of having made an honest effort, and shall leave the result to the judgment of our readers. We have to acknowledge our indebtedness for aid and information to Mr Frank Kidson, Leeds ; Mr T. W. Taphouse, Oxford ; Mr Alfred Moffat; Mr A. W. Inglis, Edinburgh ; and other Gentlemen, for whose kind and cordial assistance we tender our warmest thanks. 30th November 1900. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE Scottish Melodies ------- i CHAPTER II. Annotators on Scottish Melodies - - - - - 3 CHAPTER III. Manuscripts and Early Printed Works - - - - 9 CHAPTER IV. William Chappell - - - - - - - 14 CHAPTER V. English Claims -.--... 24 CHAPTER VI. - The Scots Musical Museum . - . 60 CHAPTER VII. Early Scottish Musicians and Engravers - - - 244 APPENDIX 261 INDEX --.-.-.. 265 INDEX OF COMPARATIVE AND REFERENCE TUNES - 271 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED WORKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. The Dates of those works within Brackets have been definitely ascertained, and those with an Asterisk prefixed are in our possession. Rowallan Manuscript, circa 1625. Straloch Manuscript, 1627-29, Skene Manuscripts. Guthrie Manuscript. Blaikie Manuscript. Leyden Manuscript. Hume (Agnes) Manuscript. *Sinkler (Margaret) Manuscript. Waterston Manuscript. M'Farlan Manuscript. "Vox Borealis, or the Northern Discoverie." London, 1641. The English Dancing Master, 1651. —The Dancing Master, or Directions for Dancing Country Dances, with the Tunes to each Dance, etc., 1652, 1665, 1670, 1686. By John Playford, London : and later editions by his son and successors. A Booke of New Lessons for the Gittern : Containing many New and Pleasant Tunes, both Easie and Deliglitfull for all Young Practitioners. John Playford, London, 1652. Musick's Hand-maide presenting New and Pleasant Lessons for the Virginals. John Playford, London, 1663 and 1678. Musick's Delight on the Cithren, Restored and Refined to a more Easie and Pleasant Manner of Playing than formerly : etc. John Playford, London, 1666. Musick's Recreation on the Viol, Lyra-Way. Being a new Collection of Lessons Lyra-Way, etc, John Playford, London, 1669 ; another edition, John Playford, London, 1682. Choice Ayres & Songs to sing to the Theorbo Lute or Bass Viol. Book I. first edition 1673. Book I. 1676. B. 11 1679. B. Ill 1681. B. IV. 1683. B. V. 1684. John Playford, London. xii BIBLIOGEAPHY. Cantus, Songs, and Fancies, to several Musicall Parts. Both Apt for Voices and Viols, etc. John Forbes, Aberdeen, 1682. *Apollo's Banquet : containing Instructions, and Variety of New Tunes, Ayres, Jiggs, and several New Scotch Tunes for the Treble-Violin. To which is added, The Tunes of the new French Dances, now used at Court and in Dancing-Schools. The 5th Edition, with new Additions. John Playford, London, 1687. Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the Highland Humours) for the Violin : Being the First of this Kind yet Printed : Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute. Henry Playford, London, 1700. Wit and Mirth : or Pills to Purge Melancholy ; Being a Collection of the best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. T. D'Urfey. 6 vols. 1719-1720 (reprint). J. Tonson, London. *Scots Songs. By Allan Ramsay. The Author, Edinburgh, 1720. *Orpheus Caledonius, or a Collection of the best Scotch Songs set to Musick by W. Thomson. The Author, London, n.d. (1725). Musick for the Scots Songs in the Tea-Table Miscellany. Allan Ramsay, Edinburgh, n.d. A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes for the Violin. The whole Pleasant and Comicall being full of the Highland Humour. John Young, London, n.d. *The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr Gay. John Watts, London, 1728. *The Quaker's Opera. J. Roberts, London, 1728 *The Musical Miscellany ; Being a Collection of Choice Songs set to the Violin and Flute. By the most Eminent Masters. John Watts, London, 1729. *The Village Opera. Written by Mr Johnson. J. Watts, London, 1729. *The Cobler's Opera. T. Wood, London, 1729. *Polly, an Opera. Being the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr Gay. T. Thomson, London, 1729. Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding. J. Watts, London, 1729. *The Beggar's Wedding. A new Opera. By Mr Char. Coffey. 2nd edition. Jas. & John Knapton, London, 1729. *A Collection of the Choicest Scots Tunes adapted for the Harpsicord or Spinnet and within the Compass of the Voice Violin or German Flute. By Adam Craig, Edinburgh, n.d. The Chamber Maid a Ballad Opera. J. Watts, London, 1730. The Lover's Opera. By W. R. Chetwood. J. Watts, London, 1730. Aria di Camera, being a Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs for the Violin and German Flute. By the following Masters. Mr Alexander Urquahart of Edinburgh Mr Derm'- O'Connar of Limrick. Mr Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen. Dan. Wright & Dan. Wright Junr., London, circa 1730. *The Jovial Crew, a Comic-Opera. J. Watts, London, 1731. *Patie and Peggy ; or the Fair Foundling, a Scotch Ballad Opera. J. Watts, London, 1731. *The Highland Fair : or. Union of the Clans, an Opera written by Mr Mitchell. J. Watts, London, 1731. *Silvia; or, the Country burial, an Opera. J. Watts, London, 1731. Flora, an Opera. Lond. 1732. Orpheus Caledonius : or, A Collection of Scots Songs. Set to Musick. By W. Thomson. 2 vols (second edition). Author, London, 1733. *The British Musical Miscellany ; or, the Delightful Grove : Being a Collection of Celebrated English and Scotch Songs, By the Best Masters, Set for the Violin, German Flute, the Common Flute, and Harpsicord. 6 vols. J. Walsh, London, n.d. (1734). Caledonian Country Dances. Being a Collection of all the Celebrated Scotch BIBLIOGEAPHY. xiii and English Country Dances now in Vogue, with Proper Directions to each Dance. Perform'd at Court, and Publick Entertainments. For the Harpsichord, Violin, Hoboy, or German Flute. J. Walsh, London, n.d. 'The Tea-Table Miscellany : or a Collection of Scots Sangs, etc. The Tenth Edition. Being the Whole that are contain'd in the Three Volumes just Published. By Allan Ramsay. George Risk, Dublin, 1734. Title of Third Volume, " A Collection of Celebrated Songs." *Airs for the Flute With a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord. Alexr. Baillie, Edinburgh, 1735. *Calliope or English Harmony A Collection of the most Celebrated English and Scots Songs. 2 vols. John Simpson, London, n.d. *A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes for a Violin Bass Viol or German Flute, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord, etc. By James Oswald, Musician in Edinr., n.d.
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