A Collection of Scot's Tunes with Variations
by Oswald, James
Full title: A Collection of Scot's Tunes With Variations, Particularly Adapted for the Violin and Harpsicord
Publisher: London: printed for the Author at his Musick Shop on the pavem[en]t in St. Martin's Church Yard
Date: c. 1757
Notes:
Mary-Jannet Leith (2024, 96 & 223) notes that this was originally published between 1756 and 1758, and that the London reprint by Bland & Weller titled 'A Collection of 43 Scot's Tunes' is from 1765.
RISM: O177
Gore: O1
Link: National Library of Scotland (GB-En)
Biographical info: Oswald was born in Crail in 1710, and died in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, in 1769. He was a musician and dancing master in Dunfermline, then went to Edinburgh, where he was a composer, publisher, cellist, and teacher. He moved to London in 1741, where he was a well-connected teacher, publisher, active in Society of the Temple of Apollo, and appointed Chamber Composer to the king in 1761. (Alburger; Grove)
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