Miscellaneous Collections
An assortment of tune collections which have been produced or submitted to the society at various times
All 12 volumes of James Oswald's collection, published between 1745 and 1760 are now available in pdf format.
A pdf of the index to all 12 volumes is HERE and downloadable as an excel file HERE
Oswald was born in Crail in 1710, and died in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, in 1769. He was a musician and dancing master in Dunfermline, then went to Edinburgh, where he was a composer, publisher, cellist, and teacher. He moved to London in 1741, where he was a well-connected teacher, publisher, active in Society of the Temple of Apollo, and appointed Chamber Composer to the king in 1761. (MacGregor; Alburger; Grove)
Usually available for free to pipers attending Society events, this small publication is now available for download to all. It contains 39 pages of tunes not generally available in other Society publications, but which make up a collection of the Committee's 'favourites'.
George Greig has kindly sent us a collection of carols for smallpipes
Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings to all
There are ten pages of this varied collection:
