Thomson's collection of the songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott Bart. and other eminent lyric poets ancient & modern : united to the select melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte /
Thomson,Mr.(George),1757-1851.
Burns, Robert,1759-1796.
Scott, Walter,1771-1832.
Preston, Thomas,fl. 1789-1834,publisher.
Moir, John,printer,printer.
Balbirnie, William,active approximately 1821-1823,engraver.
Pleyel, Ignaz,1757-1831.Songs.Selections.
Kozeluch, Leopold,1747-1818.Songs.Selections.
Haydn, Joseph,1732-1809.Songs,violin, continuo acc.Selections.
Beethoven, Ludwig van,1770-1827.Songs.Selections.
Hurst, Robinson, and Co.,publisher.
London. : Printed & sold by Preston ... Hurst, Robinson & Co. ... and G. Thomson, Edinburgh.,
[1828]
For 1-3 voices and piano.
A later issue of vol. 1 of Thomson's octavo edition of songs, originally published in 1822 under the title: 'The select melodies of Scotland'.
For the most part, the songs are taken from the various folio volumes of Thomson's 'A selection collection of original Scottish/Welsh/Irish airs'.
Preface and plates dated 1822; colophon, 1828.
"Vol. 1"--Head of title.
Engraved music interleaved with letterpress song texts with duplicate numbering (p. 1-50); "actually there are 51 p. of engraved music and 45 p. of printed text"--Hopkinson & Oldman.
Letterpress colophon has the imprint of J. Moir.
"Engd. by Wm. Balbirnie ... Edinr."--Foot of p. 1 of music.
"Dissertation concerning the national melodies of Scotland": p. [3]-19.
Frontispiece port. of Burns and 1 other plate.
Hopkinson, C. and Oldman, C.B. Thomson's collections of national song (Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Transactions, v. 2, pt. 1 (1940)),
McCue, K.C. George Thomson (1757-1851) : his collections of national airs in their Scottish cultural context (Oxford University, D. Phil. thesis, 1993),
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Songs, Scots.
Songs, English
Songs, English
Songs, English
Songs with piano.
England London.
Scotland Edinburgh.