The Minstrelsy of Scotland: 200 Scottish Songs Adapted to Their Traditional Airs, Arranged for Voice with Pianoforte Accompaniment and Supplemente

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Excerpt from The Minstrelsy of Scotland: 200 Scottish Songs Adapted to Their Traditional Airs, Arranged for Voice With Pianoforte Accompaniment and Supplemented With Historical NotesOne of the largest and most valuable collections of Scottish airs is James Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion. This work comprises twelve thin octavo books, the issue of which must have extended over a period of about twenty-one years, Vol. I. Having been published circa 1742 or 1743, and Vol. XII. Circa 1764. The original editions of Vols. XI. And XII. Are exceedingly rarely met with they were published after Oswald's retirement from business, and the titles bear the imprint, London Printed for the Author and Sold at the Musick Shops. Prior to settling in London'about 1741, Oswald lived for some years in Edinburgh as a teacher of music, and during that period published three books of Scots Tunes, folio, of, much value. Oswald was a composer of great talent. He composed a' large number of songs, which are to be found in various English musical works of last century, he was created Chamber Composer to his Majesty early in 1761, and died at Knebworth, Herts, Jan. 2, 1769.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.