: Compiled by William Vickers between 1770 and 1772, the manuscript contains approximately 580 surviving tunes, including jigs, reels, and hornpipes. Archival Value
The official title is
Fast-paced, energetic templates shared between English, Scottish, and Irish traditions. : Compiled by William Vickers between 1770 and
Some scholars suggest he may have been a country dance musician, a clerk, or an enthusiastic amateur collector with access to a wide variety of sheet music and oral traditions. Understand the (like the Rant or the Jig)
Understand the (like the Rant or the Jig) that accompany these tunes? Free Online Access
: The most prominent modern publication was edited by Matthew Seattle and published in parts by Dragonfly Music beginning in 1986. The Northumbrian Pipers' Society : They offer a consolidated version of the William Vickers' Collection of Dance Tunes (1770) which includes music from the original manuscript. Free Online Access
: Compiled by William Vickers between 1770 and 1772, the manuscript contains approximately 580 surviving tunes, including jigs, reels, and hornpipes. Archival Value
The official title is
Fast-paced, energetic templates shared between English, Scottish, and Irish traditions.
Some scholars suggest he may have been a country dance musician, a clerk, or an enthusiastic amateur collector with access to a wide variety of sheet music and oral traditions.
Understand the (like the Rant or the Jig) that accompany these tunes?
: The most prominent modern publication was edited by Matthew Seattle and published in parts by Dragonfly Music beginning in 1986. The Northumbrian Pipers' Society : They offer a consolidated version of the William Vickers' Collection of Dance Tunes (1770) which includes music from the original manuscript. Free Online Access