Researching Music Publishing in Scotland before 1900: two databases
Featured image: Edinburgh in 1769, from G H Millar, The New and Universal System of Geography c1782 (Morris, Public Domain, … Read more
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17th Century Danish Music with Scottish Connections
With thanks to Bodil Partridge, who told me recently about Thomas Kingo, a 17th century Danish composer with family roots … Read more
Dancing in the Athens of the North
New research continues to add detail to our understanding of the role played by dancing in the historical musical life … Read more
Review: ‘Full of the Highland Humours’, recording by Ensemble Hesperi
(featured in image): Ensemble Hesperi performers Mary-Jannet Leith – recorders Magdalena Loth-Hill – baroque violin Florence Petit – baroque cello … Read more
50 Years of the Society of Highland and Island Historical Research: more on musicians and music in Highland society
The Society of Highland & Island Historical Research (see Soundyngs post 2/3/22) celebrates this year the 50th anniversary of its … Read more
Perth and Musical Muses in 1638
‘Reading Scotland before 1707’ is the title of the symposium co-hosted by the Folger Research library and the University of … Read more