The airs and melodies peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles : communicated in an original, pleasing, & familiar style; having the lively airs introduced as medleys, to form a sequence to each slower movement; with an admired plain harmony, for the piano forte, harp, organ, or violoncello, intended rather to preserve simplicity, than load with embellishment / edited by Captn. S. Fraser, and chiefly acquired, during the interesting period from 1715 to 1745, through the authentic source narrated in the accompanying prospectus.
Material type: TextPublication details: Inverness : Logan & Co, [1874].Edition: NewDescription: xiii, 109 p. : ill., music ; 35 cmOther title:- Captain S. Fraser of Knockie's Collection of Highland music
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232 tunes.
Titles of songs in Gaelic and English.