Dance tunes [for violin]

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MS. Mus. f. 31

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Contents:

(fol. 2) 'Sandsend bonny Lasses O'
(fol. 2v) 'Morgianna in Ireland', subscribed W. Knaggs
(fol. 3) 'White's Quick step'
(fol. 3v) 'Johnny Lad's Hornpipe'
(fol. 4) 'The Bed of Roses'
(fol. 4) 'The Ranting Highlandman'
(fols. 4v-5) 'Morgans Rant'
(fol. 5) 'Jannet's Bam Bee'
(fol. 5v) 'Mrs. MacLeod'
(fols. 5v-6) 'Honey Moon', subscribed W. Knags [sic]
(fol. 6) 'Kiss my Lady'
(fol. 6v) 'Zodiac'
(fol. 7) 'My Nanny O'
(fol. 7v) 'Wood's Hornpipe'
(fols. 7v-8) 'Lads and Lasses'
(fol. 8) 'Jack's Alive'
(fol. 8v) 'Soldiers Joy'
(fol. 9) 'Speed the Plough'
(fol. 9) 'Newcastle Hornpipe'
(fol. 9) 'Devil amongst the Taylors'
(fol. 10v) 'I'll go Marry Katy'
(fol. 10v) 'Off she goes'
(fol. 11) 'Copenhagen Waltz'
(fol. 11) 'Devil and no Devil'
(fol. 11) 'Donkin Davidsons'
(fol. 11) 'Green grow the Rushes O'
(fol. 11) 'The White Cockade'
(fols. 12v-13) 'Fairy Dance'
(fol. 13) 'Sailors Hornpipe'
(fol. 13v) 'Braes of Busbie'
(fol. 14) 'Cathrine Ogie'
(fol. 14v) 'Collingwoods Hornpipe'
(fol. 15) 'Irish Washerwoman'
(fols. 15v-16) 'Paddy O Raffrty'
(fol. 16) '2nd Coldstream's March'
(fol. 16v) 'Auld Wife ayont the Midding'
(fols. 16v-17) 'Auld Lang Syne'
(fol. 17) 'Jockey's Made a wedding on't'
(fol. 17v) 'Orange & Blue'
(fol. 18) 'Come Haste to the Wedding'
(fol. 18v) 'The Unfortunate Rake'
(fol. 19) 'Nancy Dawson'
(fol. 19) 'Morning Star'
(fol. 19) 'Wounded Hussar'
(fol. 20) 'Copenhagen Waltz'
(fol. 20v) 'Swiss Waltz'
(fol. 21) 'The Morning-Walk'
(fols. 21v-22) 'Troop'
(fol. 22v) 'The Shepherd's Hornpipe'
(fol. 23) 'Maggy's lost her way'
(fol. 23) 'Banks of Inverness'
(fols. 23v-24) 'The Nightingale'
(fol. 24) 'The Bavarian Air'
(fol. 24v) 'Nae luck about the house or Johny Camerons Strathspey'
(fols. 24v-5) 'The Tank'
(fol. 25) 'Lord Howe's Hornpipe'
(fols. 25v-6) 'The Swiss-Waltz' for two instruments
(fol. 26v) 'Major Thompson's Quick step'
(fols. 26v-7) 'Jenny Dang the Weaver'
(fol. 27) 'Scots who are Wallace Bled'
(fol. 27v) 'A man's a man for a that'
(fol. 27v) 'Savage Danse'
(fol. 28) 'Morgan Ratler' in D
(fol. 28v) 'Major Robinson's Quick Step'
(fol. 29) 'Morgan Ratler' in C
(fol. 29v) 'Quick Step'
(fol. 30) 'Royal Circus Dance'
(fol. 30v) 'The Duke of York's-Quick Step'
(fols. 30v-31) 'Malta Fair'
(fols. 30v-31) 'Sleepy Maggy'
(fols. 30v-31) 'The Orange Waltz'
(fols. 30v-31) 'The Duke of York's Cotillion'
(fols. 30v-31) 'The Garland of Roses'
(fol. 32v) 'Padd O Carrol'
(fol. 33) 'Blue Bells of Scotland'
(fol. 33) 'Tyrolese Waltz'
(fol. 33v) 'God Save the King', in two parts
(fol. 34) 'Chelmsford Races'
(fol. 34) 'The Lady of the Lake'
(fol. 34v) 'New Rigg'd Ship'
(fol. 34v) 'Lord St. Orville'
(fol. 35) 'Willy was a bonny lad'
(fol. 35v) 'French Dance'
(fol. 36) 'Roslin Castle'
(fol. 36v) 'Lady Caroline Lee's Waltz'
(fol. 37) 'The Duchess of Bedford's Waltz'
(fol. 37v) 'Fair Rosali'
(fol. 38) 'Quick Step'
(fol. 38v) 'Song 'Lurge (?) my wee thing'
(fol. 39) 'Quadrille'
(fol. 39v) 'Irish Air'
(fol. 40) 'Old Highland laddy'
(fol. 40v) 'Quadrille'
(fol. 41) 'Yellow hair'd Laddie'
(fol. 41v) 'Cam ye by Athol'
(fol. 42) 'Mrs. Parker's Favorite Reel'
(fol. 43) 'Logie O'Buchan'

Dates

Creation: c 1820

Extent

66 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. f.31, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. f. 31

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16794

Additional Description

Abstract

Dance tunes [for violin] copied c 1820 by W. Knaggs, who composed items on fols. 2v and 5v.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

Custodial History

Inside the front cover is 'W. Knaggs, March 8th 1820'. Bought of Joseph Davis 'Bookseller, & Librarian of the Corporation of Bath', 1917, by Edward S. Dodgson.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Edward S. Dodgson, 1917.

Physical Facet

Five gatherings of 12 leaves followed by one of 4, plus endpapers. Ruled with 4 staves to a page, no margins. Watermark 1816. Bound after copying, leaving blank leaves at end: marble boards, quarter calf.