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Campbell's Book of New & Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels
by Campbell, William



Full title: Campbell's Book of New & Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels for the Harp, Pianoforte & Violin, with their proper figures as danced at Court, Bath, Willis's & Hanover Square rooms, &c.

Publisher: London: Printed & Sold by R. Birchall

Printer: R Birchall

Date: [1795-1810]

Description:

Campbell published 27 dance books, each 17-26pp. Gore indexed these as C14v1 to 27.

Notes:

These include many Scottish tunes, some in unusual (half-remembered?) forms, with a great variety of bassline styles, incorporating more broken chords and Alberti basses as the books progress. Several have piano fingerings, printed or pencilled later.

RISM: C619

Gore: C14

Biographical info: Campbell was a Scot (born c.1760), an editor and compiler whose collections were published in London from 1779, initially in his own name, but later by Birchall, a leading publisher. (Kidson)

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Aberdeen University Library
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Birmingham University Library
GB-Cu
Cambridge University Library
GB-DRu
University Library, Durham
GB-DUcl
Dundee Central Library (Wighton Collection)
GB-En
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
GB-Ep
Edinburgh City Library
GB-Eu
Edinburgh University Library
GB-Gm
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
GB-Grc
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
GB-Gu
University of Glasgow Library
GB-Lam
Royal Academy of Music, London
GB-Lbl
British Library, London
GB-Lcm
Royal College of Music, London
GB-Lcs
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Cecil Sharp House, London
GB-Mp
Manchester Public Library
GB-Mr
Manchester University Library
GB-NTu
Newcastle University Library
GB-Ob
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
GB-P
A K Bell Library, Perth
GB-SA
Saint Andrews University Library
GB-SHE
Sheffield University Library
IRL-Dn
National Library of Ireland, Dublin
IRL-Dtc
Trinity College Dublin

GB-DUcl 92520, 92521 (various bound together)
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GB-Gm M8711-8740 / 786.45 (gapped run)
GB-Gu
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GB-Lcm
GB-P (various)

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