The Scots musical museum
Subtitle: Consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte. Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr. June 1771
By: By James Johnson
Contributors: Clarke, Stephen, d. 1797; Burns, Robert, 1759-1796; Inglis, Alexander Wood, 1854-1929 former owner
Publisher: 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.
Published: 1787
Place of publication: Edinr
Language: zun
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Scots Ballads; Scots Songs
Notes: 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 mbly 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  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.

ESTC N062431

Bequeathed by Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929) 1929.