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The Forest Minstrel
James Hogg
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Description for The Forest Minstrel
Hardback. Originally published in 1810, The Forest Minstrel represents the first full collection of songs by Hogg. Editor(s): Garside, Professor P. D. (University of Edinburgh); Jackson, Richard D. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 420 pages, facsims., music. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 890.
Originally published in 1810, The Forest Minstrel represents the first full collection of songs by Hogg. The items contained include some of his first compositions as a shepherd in Ettrick, while others originate from early contact with the literary culture of Edinburgh. This edition for the first time supplies musical settings for the majority of items, whereas in 1810 Hogg only nominated tunes by title. These settings are based on extensive research in relevant pre-1810 Scottish music books. As a result, the modern reader is given access to the tunes which originally formed an integral part of the songs. An ... Read more
Originally published in 1810, The Forest Minstrel represents the first full collection of songs by Hogg. The items contained include some of his first compositions as a shepherd in Ettrick, while others originate from early contact with the literary culture of Edinburgh. This edition for the first time supplies musical settings for the majority of items, whereas in 1810 Hogg only nominated tunes by title. These settings are based on extensive research in relevant pre-1810 Scottish music books. As a result, the modern reader is given access to the tunes which originally formed an integral part of the songs. An ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
The Collected Works of James Hogg
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748622887
SKU
V9780748622887
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About James Hogg
P. D. Garside is Professor of Bibliography and Textual Studies, University of Edinburgh and editor of James Hogg's A Queer Book and Walter Scott's Guy Mannering and Waverley. Richard Jackson is a retired senior civil servant and keen amateur musical performer. He is author of a number of articles which have appeared in Studies in Hogg and his ... Read more
Reviews for The Forest Minstrel
The editors of this edition of The Forest Minstrel have produced a truly remarkable volume for the modern reader , providing extensive information on the development of Hogg's musical knowledge as well as the context for his talents. There is also one significant improvement on the 1810 edition. Originally, the songs were printed without musical notation in order to keep ... Read more