William Cleland bagpipe songbook and manual, bound music manuscript, 217 pages, United States and/or Scotland, mid- to late-19th century
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Contains approximately 275 tunes as well as diagrams of thumb placement and scales for playing the pipes. Also bound in is a transcription of the title and preliminary matter to "A Complete Tutor for the Great Highland Bagpipe…." by Angus MacKay.
An apparently New York-based piper named William Cleland is mentioned in a December 6, 1890, New York Times article as having been the piper at the annual St. Andrew's Society dinner at Delmonico's for the previous 36 years; this piper is likely the author of the present songbook.
Dates
- Creation: mid- to late-19th century
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
1 Items
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
