1st Edition

A Social History of Amateur Music-Making and Scottish National Identity: Scotland’s Printed Music, 1880–1951

By Karen E. McAulay Copyright 2025
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

Late Victorian Scotland had a flourishing music publishing trade, evidenced by the survival of a plethora of vocal scores and dance tune books; and whether informing us what people actually sang and played at home, danced to, or enjoyed in choirs, or reminding us of the impact of emigration from Britain for both emigrants and their families left behind, examining this neglected repertoire... Read more

Introduction

1 An Era of Opportunity for James S. Kerr and Mozart Allan

2 Nights Out Dancing and Evenings with the Children: Enduring Kerr and Mozart Allan Titles

3 The Saleability of Scottish (and Irish) Songs

4 Education, Preservation, Organisation

5 Expanding Horizons

6 Multimedia Technology, from Magic Lanterns to Recordings and Broadcasts

7 Publishing ‘Classical’ Music in Scotland

Conclusion

 

Biography

Karen E. McAulay is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her book Our Ancient National Airs: Scottish Song Collecting from the Enlightenment to the Romantic Era was published by Ashgate in 2013. She has contributed chapters to Understanding Scotland Musically and Music by Subscription (2018, 2022, both Routledge).