A Choice Selection of Minuets, favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c.
by Duff, Archibald

Full title: Part First of A Choice Selection of Minuets, Favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c., With upwards of Forty of the most Approv'd & Fashionable Reels, Strathspeys, & Country Dances, as danced at the Publishers Balls and Publics, in Each Part Adapted for the Piano-Forte, Violin and Violoncello. Dedicated to Lady Ramsay of Balmain by Archd. Duff of Aberdeen. Book 1st.

Publisher: Edinburgh : Archibald Duff

Printer: Printed by Johnson & Anderson, engravers & printers for the publisher

Date: [1812]

Description:

Book 2nd. was never published

Notes:

The book contains a diverse collection of dances, with a few reels and strathspeys which have single note basslines; the other material often has broken chords of several kinds.
Some dances have 'Pas Seul' with names, which suggests that this book was associated with Duff's dance classes.

Gore: D15-2

Biographical info: Archibald Duff was born c.1770, perhaps in Aberdeen (Baptie). Duff was a dancing master in Montrose, and seems to have been the leading dance teacher in Aberdeen after Peacock's death in 1807, until c.1820. Archibald and his brother Charles offered various musical services in the area south of Aberdeen. (Alburger, 90) He was said to have conducted the Philharmonic Society in Aberdeen. (Glen 2, xvi) He was still alive in 1837, being listed as Professor of Music residing at Clayhills Cottage, Aberdeen in Pigot & Co's 1837 Directory.

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GB-DUcl 10475
GB-En Mus.E.l.225
GB-En Glen 305
GB-En MH.22
GB-Gm M8767 / 786.45
GB-Gu Ca12-x.21
GB-Lbl h.1568.cc(2)
GB-P Af20

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