A selection of Scots songs. /
Urbani, Peter,1749-1816.
Burns, Robert,1759-1796.
Johnson, James,active approximately 1772-1811,engraver.
McGoun, Archibald,active approximately 1783-1795,bookseller.
McGoun, Archibald,active approximately 1796-1810,bookseller.
Rhames, Elizabeth,bookseller.
Lee, Edmund,active approximately 1788-1821,bookseller.
Lee, John,active 1776-1803,bookseller.
Urbani & Liston,publisher.
Longman and Broderip (London, England),bookseller.
[Edinburgh] : Printed for the Author and Sold at his house foot of Carrubbers Close and at all the Music Shops Edinburgh. Mc. Gouan Glasgow. Longman & Brodrip [sic] London. Mrs. Rhimes [sic] & Mr. Lee Dublin.,
[1792-1804]
Vols. 1-4 are scored for voice with accompaniment for 2 violins, viola and violoncello or harpsichord (piano in vols. 3-4); vols. 5-6 are for voice with piano, violin and violoncello.
The 1st 4 vols. are dated [1792], [1794], [1800] and [1800] respectively, vol. 2 dated by its preface which includes "month of January next 1795"; vols. 5 and 6 were published as a single vol. in 1804.
Vol. 5/6 has the title: "A select collection of original Scotish [sic] airs with select and characteristic Scotch & English verses the most part of which written by the celebrated R. Burns ... "
In this first? issue, the t.p. to v. 1 has an octagonal triple rule border and the names of the artist and engraver around the edge; in v. 2, the song 'Craigieburn Wood' (p. 18-19) has three 8-line verses.
Vols. 1-4 are engraved throughout, apart from vols. 1-2 which contain letterpress dedications, prefaces and lists of subscribers; vol. 5/6 has a letterpress dedication, preface and list of subscribers, and is interleaved with letterpress pages of song texts, the pagination of which duplicates the engraved music pages.
From vol. 3, the imprint reads "Urbani & Liston."
"J. Johnson sculpt. Edinr."--T.p. to vols. 2-4.
Includes subscribers' lists.
ESTC,
RISM A/I,
RISM A/I,
RISM A/I,
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Songs, Scots.
Songs, English
Songs with instrumental ensemble.
Scotland Edinburgh.
Scotland Glasgow.
England London.
Ireland Dublin.