A Collection of Strathspey Reels
by McGlashan, Alexander
Full title: A Collection of Strathspey Reels. With a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord
Publisher: Edinburgh, Alexander McGlashan
Seller: Edinburgh, Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart's Music Shop), Parliament Square
Edition: [1st]
Date: 1778
Description:
The GB-P copy at O7 has pp.45-48 of A Collection of Reels bound in at the back, with their page numbers altered by hand to 35-38.
Notes:
This, McGlashan's first book, includes many strathspeys, with simple, uncompromising four-beat repetitive basses.
Pages: 34 p
Dimensions: 23.5 x 34
RISM: M43
Gore: Mc9 (1)
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'.
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- A Collection of Strathspey Reels [A K Bell Library, Perth (GB-P), O7]