A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice Vol. 4 - Haydn, Joseph 1732-1809; Thomson, George 1757-1851; Burns, Robert 1759-1796 (London Edinburg Preston Thomson, 1805)
Originally published in 6 vols., 1793-1841
"A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice" is a multi-volume collection of Scottish song edited and published by the entrepreneurial musician, publisher and Clerk to the Board of Trustees for Encouragement of Art and Manufacture in Scotland, George Thomson. For the first volume, which appeared in 1793, Thomson commissioned the composer Ignaz Pleyel to provide musical settings. [wikipedia]From the Preface of this Vol. 3: "For the composition of these [the symphonies and accompaniments], he entered into terms with Mr Pleyel, who fulfilled part of his engagement very satisfactorily; but having then deserted it, the Editor, after a fruitless correspondence with him, which retarded the progress of the Work for years, at length found it necessary to turn his eyes elsewhere. He was so fortunate, however, [...] as to engage Mr Kozeluch and Dr Haydn, to proceed with the Work, which they have finished in such a manner, as to leave him without any other regret, but that of having so long delayed his application to them."
Contains a portrait of Robert Burns (bound between Vol. 3 and 4) by A. Nasmyth and Paton Thomson.
G2-001b: Bound in with Vol. 3 of the same collection.
G2-002cL In blue custom made case with Vols. 1 and 3.
Contains two Indexes and (G2-001b only) a Glossary: - Index to the Airs in the Fourth Volume, alphabetically arranged according to their name- Index to the Poetry in the Fourth Volume, alphabetically arranged according to the first line of each song- Gossary of the Scottish Word which occur in G. Thomson's collection of the songs, made up from the best authorities.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); 18th Century (1701-1800); Song; Poetry; Folk music; Scotland