If you don't mind coming in halfway through an ongoing discussion, you may find this paper of interest. Michael Newton (University of North Carolina) continues a debate with Will Lamb (University of Edinburgh) about the origins of the strathspey and reel as dance and musical forms.
Read it here on Michael's Academia.edu page.
Keeping it Reel: the Origins of the Reel in a Scottish Gaelic Context, by Dr Michael Newton
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Friday, 15 May 2015
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Know your Scottish music history : Domenico Corri
On this day …
Domenico Corri was born in Rome, 4th Oct 1746. He came to Scotland and became a music publisher. His Scottish song collection was famous, but that wasn’t his only Scottish-themed publication.
The Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has A collection of strathspey reels : with a bass for the violoncello or harpsichord ; most humbly dedicated to Her Grace the Dutchess of Athole by Niel Gow at Dunkeld. It was published by Corri in (we think) 1792, and it's in our Special Collections. Details here.
The Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has A collection of strathspey reels : with a bass for the violoncello or harpsichord ; most humbly dedicated to Her Grace the Dutchess of Athole by Niel Gow at Dunkeld. It was published by Corri in (we think) 1792, and it's in our Special Collections. Details here.
- Also worth knowing about: Dundee City Library holds the fabulous Wighton Collection of early printed Scottish sources, including books by Corri. Find out more here.
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