A Collection of Scots Measures
by McGlashan, Alexander
Tunes list
- A Trip to Oatland. (p. 1)
- Black Dance. (p. 1)
- Vertigo (p. 1)
- Catches and Glees. (p. 2)
- The Feathers (p. 2)
- The Grove. (p. 2)
- Johnny's Gray Breeckes. (p. 3)
- Jig. (p. 3)
- The Bottom of the Punch Bowl. (p. 4)
- La Seculere. (p. 4)
- Bessy Bell and Mary Gray. (p. 5)
- Janie Drinks nae Water. (p. 5)
- Willie was a wanton wag Scots Measure. (p. 6)
- Wap at the Widow my Laddie A Scots Measure. (p. 6)
- Hallow E en. (p. 6)
- The Prince of Wel's Delight. (p. 7)
- Jamaica. (p. 7)
- Watson's Scots Measure. (p. 7)
- The Lass of Levingston. (p. 8)
- East Nook of Fyfe. (p. 8)
- My Mother's ay Glowring o'er me. (p. 8)
- Come hap me with thy Peticoat. (p. 9)
- La Simplicita (p. 10)
- The Bonniest Lass in a the Warld (p. 10)
- Miss Andy Campbell's Scots Measure. (p. 10)
- What will I do ann my Hoggy die. (p. 11)
- Steer her up and had her gan (p. 11)
- Miss Nancy Campbell's Scots Measure (p. 12)
- The Lass of Patie's Mill A Scots Measure (p. 12)
- Maclachlane's Scots Measure (p. 12)
- The Princess Royal. (p. 13)
- O're the Muir to Ketty (p. 14)
- La Quatre Complosse'a. (p. 14)
- The Haymakers. (p. 15)
- The Waterman. (p. 15)
- Queen Mab. (p. 15)
- Highland Laddie as danc'd by Aldridge (p. 16)
- Danced by Aldridge. (p. 16)
- The Merry Girls of York Danc'd by Aldridge. (p. 16)
- Slingsbie's Province. (p. 17)
- Ridding Races (p. 17)
- Chester Castle. (p. 18)
- La Mignonette. (p. 18)
- Allemand de gracs. (p. 19)
- La brunette. (p. 19)
- La Nevell Hollandois. (p. 20)
- Minuet. (p. 20)
- Welcome to all Strangers. (p. 21)
- Paddie's Resource. (p. 21)
- Cassac. (p. 21)
- The King's Jig. (p. 22)
- The Blackamoore's Jig. (p. 22)
- Lamott's Jig (p. 22)
- Downie's Rigadon. (p. 23)
- Lamott's Rigadon. (p. 23)
- Nottingham Races. (p. 23)
- Britangue (p. 24)
- The High way to Warington. (p. 24)
- Lesplascer'e de Metz. (p. 25)
- Les Filce de Temp'e. (p. 25)
- Invercauld's Scots Measre. (p. 26)
- La Nowella Ballandoise. (p. 26)
- Labzassiene. (p. 27)
- La Marquise (p. 27)
- La Julie (p. 28)
- La Double inconstance. (p. 28)
- Hornpipe. (p. 29)
- The Countess of Hopetons Allemand. (p. 29)
- Danced in Harlequin Highlander. (p. 29)
- Pique's Scots Measure. (p. 29)
- The Irish Blanket. (p. 30)
- The Chorus Jig an Irish Country Dance. (p. 30)
- The Humours of Dublin. (p. 31)
- The Dyester Laddie. (p. 32)
- Clark's Hornpipe. (p. 32)
- The Soldier's Joy (p. 32)
- Johnny McGill. (p. 33)
- The College Hornpipe. (p. 33)
- Danced by Aldridge. (p. 34)
- The Louver. (p. 34)
- Danced by Aldridge. (p. 35)
- The Corn Cutters. Danc'd by Aldridge. (p. 35)
- The Queen's Fancy. (p. 35)
- The Humours of Kilkenny. (p. 36)
- The Wild Irish man. (p. 36)
- Aldridge's Hornpipe. (p. 36)
- Hornpipe Danc'd by Aldridge's. (p. 37)
- Danc'd by Aldridge (p. 37)
- Alridge's Allemand. (p. 37)
- Molonie's Gig (p. 38)
- The Wheem (p. 38)
- Trip to Clumber. (p. 38)
- The Sow's Tail to Geordie. (p. 39)
- Cacina. (p. 42)
- The Spa Dance. (p. 42)
- The Graces. (p. 42)
Copy details
Publisher
Edinburgh, Alexander McGlashan
Printer
Neil Stewart
Seller
Edinburgh, Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart's Music Shop), Parliament Square
Edition
[1st]
Date
1781
Library
A K Bell Library, Perth (GB-P)
Shelfmark
Be4
Description
As the book progresses, more English and foreign repertoire appears, most notably French.
Notes
This compilation shows quite different styles of bassline from A Collection of Strathspey Reels, with much more movement and a similar variety of patterns to many other sources. In the Scots tunes (airs), the basses are similar in style to McGibbon's. The book finishes with a long set of variations on 'The Sow's Tail', whose bassline includes semiquaver broken octaves.
Pages
42 p
Orientation
Landscape
Dimensions
23.5 x 34
RISM
MC9
Gore
M42
Biographical info
Alexander 'King McGlashan' (c.1740-1797) was leader in the band of the Edinburgh Assemblies, according to a sales description pasted into a GB-Gu copy. He was described as an editor, violinist, composer and teacher (Baptie; Alburger); and was a popular recitalist, and a teacher of Nathaniel Gow (Glen 1, x). Gore uses the spelling 'MacGlashan'.
Other locations
GB-A Lib R f78155(41) McGl co
GB-DUcl 31956
GB-En Glen 236(3)
GB-En Inglis 184(1)
GB-Gm M9849/786.45
GB-Gu Ca11-y.22 (a few corrections in red pencil by J. Murdoch Henderson; noted as being 1st edition)
GB-Lbl e.265.(2.)
GB-Lcm H382
GB-Lcm XXIX.A.20a
GB-P Be10