Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs
by Peacock, Francis
Full title: Fifty favourite Scotch Airs: For a Violin, German-Flute and Violoncello With a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord.
Publisher: London
Printer: for the Publisher in Aberdeen
Date: [1767]
Description:
The subscriber list is mostly drawn from the North East of Scotland, consistent with Peacock's Aberdeen teaching practice. The repertoire consists of airs rather than dance tunes.
RISM: P1092, P1093, P1094
Gore: P4
Link: British Library
Biographical info: Peacock (1723-1807) was a Dancing Master in Aberdeen for over 60 years. (He was succeeded by Archibald Duff.) As well as the present music book, he was the author of Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing. (Alburger, 73-75, 90) He taught musician and music publisher James Davie, who is known to have had Peacock's viola.
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