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Clarkson's Musical Entertainment, Book 1st.
by Clarkson, John (senior)



Full title: Clarkson's Musical Entertainment, Being a Selection Of Various Tunes & Pieces of Music Adapted for the Piano Forte or Harpd. Book [pencil: 1st]

Publisher: London: for the Author

Printer: For the Author

Date: [1796?]

Description:

Both this and the second book are signed on the titlepage by John Clarkson Jnr.

Notes:

This collection exhibits simple pianism, complete with some unimaginative variations on 'The Highland Laddie' (actually 'Kate Dalrymple'). There are simple basslines, some in octaves, some broken chords, and other easy piano figurations.
The book contains quite a few marches (both the slow and fast marches of the Borrowstounness [Bo'ness] Volunteers. The book ends with 'The Fall of Paris'.

RISM: C2625

Gore: C23-1

Biographical info: John Clarkson Snr died in St Andrews, 1812. He was a violinist, dancing master and compiler. Clarkson's Musical Entertainment was published in London.

Location(s):

GB-A
Aberdeen University Library
GB-Bu
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-A SB fp786.4052 Cla
GB-DUcl 10451
GB-En MH.14 (includes pencil note from J. Murdoch Henderson's that his copy of the first edition with watermark 1796 is in GB-P)
GB-Lbl h.271.ii
GB-P Bf22 26763
GB-SA Finzi Collection no.65

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