The Scots musical museum. : Consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte. Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr. June 1771. /
Johnson, James,approximately 1750-1811.
Clarke, Stephen,-1797.
Burns, Robert,1759-1796.
Inglis, Alexander Wood,1854-1929former owner.StEdNL
Edinr: : Printed and sold by James Johnson, engraver ... sold also by N. Stewart, R. Bremner, Corri & Sutherland, R. Ross, C. Elliot, W. Creech, J. Sibbald, Edinr. A. McGowan & W. Gould, Glasgow. Boyd, Dumfries; More, Dundee; Sherriffs, Aberdeen; Morison & Son, Perth; Fisher & Atkinson, Newcastle; Massey, Manchester, C. Elliot, T. Kay & Co. ... London.,
[1796-1803].
Burns contributed 184 songs, wrote most of the prefaces to the different volumes, and may be said to have edited the work.  The arrangements of the airs were prepared chiefly by Stephen Clarke.  Cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 30, p. 16.
"The volumes of the Musical museum as originally published, were H̀umbly dedicated to the Catch club, instituted at Edinburgh June 1771.'  On the completion of the sixth and last volume, in1803, Johnson substituted a new set of title-pages, dedicationg the work T̀o the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.'"  (Laing's pref. to 1839 ed., v. 1, p.ii, foot-note).
There was also added to a number of the songs the ascription, wanting in the earlier issue:  Written for this work by Robert Burns.
Bequeathed by Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929) 1929.
Songs, Scots
Ballads, Scots