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The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns: Volumes II and III: The Scots Musical Museum
Murray Pittock
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Description for The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns: Volumes II and III: The Scots Musical Museum
Multiple-component retail product. This is the first textual edition of the Scots Musical Museum, one of the most central texts in the history of Scots song, and the first ever edition of the Museum as originally printed. A detailed introduction covers the history, musical, social, and textual context of Scots song, while full annotations accompany every song in the Museum. Editor(s): Pittock, Murray. Series: Oxford Edition of Works of Robert Burns. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; AV; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The Scots Musical Museum is perhaps the core canonical collection of Scottish song, with over 200 of its 600 songs claimed for Robert Burns. This is the first research edition of the Scots Musical Museum in its entirety in over two centuries, and the first ever edition of the first edition of any kind, unearthing hundreds of previously unacknowledged variants between the first and 1803 editions. It will claim that up to fifty songs should be removed from the Burns canon. It is a landmark text for understanding the history and development of Scottish song and music. A full and ... Read more
The Scots Musical Museum is perhaps the core canonical collection of Scottish song, with over 200 of its 600 songs claimed for Robert Burns. This is the first research edition of the Scots Musical Museum in its entirety in over two centuries, and the first ever edition of the first edition of any kind, unearthing hundreds of previously unacknowledged variants between the first and 1803 editions. It will claim that up to fifty songs should be removed from the Burns canon. It is a landmark text for understanding the history and development of Scottish song and music. A full and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Series
Oxford Edition of Works of Robert Burns
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
1088
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199683895
SKU
V9780199683895
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About Murray Pittock
Murray Pittock is Bradley Professor and Pro Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow, where he was Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts from 2010-15. Previously he was Professor of Scottish and Romantic Literature at the University of Manchester, Professor of Literature at Strathclyde and Reader and Head of the University in Scotland initiative at Edinburgh. Murray has held ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns: Volumes II and III: The Scots Musical Museum
...this edition might equally be described as a monumental contribution to the study of Bruns and Scottish music, whose influence will be felt for decades to come.
Alex Broadhead, Modern Language Review
Alex Broadhead, Modern Language Review