Clapham Town End Manuscript
Description
This file contains a photocopy of an ms. collection of song texts and tunes, made by Dr. Charles William Buck of Giggleswick (North Yorkshire), ca. 1885-1902. Many of the songs appear to have been harmonised by Edward Elgar. Includes - Clapham Town End (harmonised by Edward Elgar, and including printed text) - Rosslyn - Si tu savais comme je t'aime - Siduleus - The Rifalda - The Demon Musician (printed text and tune from the Musical Times for January 1902) - Old Hunting Song of Squire Ingleby (traditional tune of Mrs. Grace Buck, harmonised by R. B. Watson, 1905) - The Long Days and Years (by John Hay, harmonised by Edward Elgar, 31 August 1885) - The Oddfellow's Wife (tune of Charles William Buck, harmonised by Edward Elgar, 1885) - Ah! Can I E'er Forget!(composed by G. A. Moorhouse of Bradford, August 1874) - Dreams - An Old Irish Wheel - The Hunting Parson (with typed text) - Push Dem Clouds Away - [Indian Love Song] (by Hope Squire, July 1899; copied 13 August 1901) - The Boy and the Rosebud (by Hope Squire) - Old Adam (with typed text, and note Sung by Betty Stockdale of Gk. [i.e. Giggleswick] at weddings) - Leeds Old Church (with ms. text on separate sheet) - Pace Egg Mummer's Song (harmonised by Edward Elgar, 12 September 1885) - Ye That Are Weary (by Hope Squire, September1901) - Out on the Rocks (by C. H. Dolby, harmonised by Edward Elgar, 9 September 1885) - For Ever and For Ever File contents retained in the order as found.
Metadata
| Identifier | yz7g9k2d |
| IRN | 410781 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/FLF/14/1/3/12 |
| Level | File |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/yz7g9k2d |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Folk Song |
| Creator(s) | Buck, Charles William |
| Date | [1960s-1970s] |
| Size and Medium | 1 file of photocopied papers. |