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An Eighteenth-Century Scottish Music Library

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

David Johnson
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Extract

The musical life of Scotland was transformed beyond recognition during the 18th century. In 1700 Scotland had been a musical backwater, supporting few professional performers and no composers whatsoever: by 1775 Edinburgh and Aberdeen could boast, between them, of several concerts a week during the winter season, and ten or twelve resident composers capable of writing orchestral music.

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Research Article
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R.M.A. Research Chronicle , Volume 9 , 1971 , pp. 90 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Musical Association, 1971

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