A Collection of Strathspey Reels
by Marshall, William
Tunes list
- Mr Johnson's Reel. (p. 1)
- Lord George Gordon's Reel. (p. 1)
- Arthur's Seat (p. 1)
- George's Square. (p. 2)
- Run down the Town in haste. (p. 2)
- Gollochy's Farewel. A Strathspey. (p. 2)
- Lady Charlotte Gordon's Reel. (p. 3)
- The Road to Berwick. (p. 3)
- Miss Admiral Gordon's Ree.l A Strathspey. (p. 3)
- Miss Gordon of Cairnfield's Reel. (p. 4)
- Mrs Ross's Reel. (p. 4)
- Glenfiddich A Strathspey (p. 4)
- Miss Abercromby's Reel. (p. 5)
- Lady Susan Gordons Reel. (p. 5)
- Miss McQueen's Reel. A Strathspey. (p. 5)
- Miss Gordon of Glastirum's Reel. (p. 6)
- Lady Madaline Gordon's Reel. (p. 6)
- Marquis of Huntly's Reel. A Strathspey. (p. 6)
- Anderson's Rant. (p. 7)
- Lady Louisa Gordon's Reel A Strathspey. (p. 7)
- Miss Jeanny Williamson's Reel. (p. 7)
- There's nae harm done Goodwife. (p. 7)
- Miss Barbara Stewart's Reel. (p. 8)
- A Hornpipe. (p. 8)
- The Illumination 9th Feb.ry 1781 (p. 8)
- Mrs Gordon of Bellie's Reel. A Strathspey (p. 9)
- Johnston's Reel A Strathspey (p. 10)
- Strathdown A Strathspey (p. 10)
- Miss Jeanny Ross's Reel. (p. 10)
- Miss Gordon of Bellie's Reel. (p. 10)
- Miss Ross's Reel (p. 11)
- Dutchess of Gordon's Reel. A Strathspey. (p. 11)
- Miss Hopkins Reel (p. 11)
- The Duke of Gordon's Reel. A Strathspey. (p. 12)
- Miss Agnes Ross's Reel. (p. 12)
- Lady Anne Gordon's Reel. (p. 12)
Copy details
Publisher
Edinburgh, Neil Stewart
Printer
Printed for Neil Stewart
Seller
Printed for Neil Stewart and sold at his music shop in Parliament Square. Price 2/6.
Edition
[1st]
Date
1781
Library
A K Bell Library, Perth (GB-P)
Shelfmark
Be6
Description
Marshall's first collection. He followed this 12 page volume with another bearing the same titlepage, of just 4 pages, dated as 1793 according to the HMT edition of 2007. GB-En Glen 386 has both bound together; so too does GB-A Hend inst Cum c; these are rare examples of the later 4-page edition.
Notes
Very simple basslines. 'The Illumination 9th. Febry. 1781' commemorates the bonfires in Edinburgh to celebrate the acquittal from charges of treason of the Duke of Gordon's brother, Lord George Gordon. In Marshall's Scottish Airs it is renamed 'The Fochaber's Rant'. The basslines in the later, 4-page edition are simple, but make considerably more use of dyads and chords than in the first volume.
Copy notes
Handwritten contents page at front of book.
Pages
12 p
Orientation
Landscape
Dimensions
23.5 x 33.5
RISM
M747
Gore
M4
Biographical info
Marshall (1748-1833) was a fiddler and composer, born in Fochabers, employed as house steward to the Duke of Gordon. (Glen 2, v-vii; Alburger; Bulloch; Cowie)
His father Francis Marshall was both fiddler and shoemaker in Fochabers to the Duke of Gordon. (Keith Sanger, correspondence, source: National Records of Scotland BD44/51/295/2/38)
Other locations
GB-A Hend inst Cum c (12+4 p, bound with Cumming, A collection of strathspey or old Highland reels)
GB-Cu MR360.a.75.32
GB-DUcl Wighton 31961
GB-En Glen 386 (not listed online; 12+4 p.)
GB-Gm M8856/786.45
GB-Gu Ca9-y.6
GB-Lbl e.283.l.(5.)
US-Nf (4pp.)
US-Wc (4pp.)