63327: | teacher, who resided in Glasgow, and was |
63328: | teacher in the Free Church Normal School, |
63329: | 1846 till 1854. He held other appointments. |
63330: | Author of " Training-School Song Book," |
63331: | Glasgow, 1848-49, compiled with \Y. Sugden ; |
63332: | " Union Sacred Music Chap-Book," Glasgow |
63333: | [1853] ; Contributions to Mitchison's Psalm |
63334: | books, etc. |
63335: | |
63336: | Thomson, George, collector and editor, |
63337: | born at Limekilns, Fife, March 4, 1757. |
63338: | Secretary to the Board of Trustees for the |
63339: | Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures in |
63340: | Scotland, 1780. He died at Leith, February |
63341: | 18, 1851. Published " A Select Collection of |
63342: | original Scottish airs for the voice, to each of |
63343: | which are added introductory and concluding |
63344: | Symphonies and accompanyments for the |
63345: | pianoforte, violin, and violoncello [by Pleyel, |
63346: | Kozeluch, Haydn, and Beethoven, vol. titles |
63347: | differ], with select and characteristic verses |
63348: | by the most admired Scottish Poets...." |
63349: | London [1793-1841], 6 vols: v. 1,1793; 2, |
63350: | 1798 ; 3, 1799 ; 4, 1802 ; 5, 1818-1826 ; 6, |
63351: | 1841. Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir |
63352: | Walter Scott, and other eminent lyric poets, |
63353: | ancient and modern, united to the select |
63354: | melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland and |
63355: | Wales, with symphonies and accompani- |
63356: | ments for the pianoforte, by Pleyel, Haydn, |
63357: | |
63358: | and Beethoven, etc London, 1822, 6 vols. |
63359: | |
63360: | Select Collection of original Welsh airs, |
63361: | adapted for the voice, united to characteristic |
63362: | English poetry, with introductory and con- |
63363: | cluding symphonies [by Haydn, Beethoven, |
63364: | etc.], London, 1809, 3 vols. Select collection |
63365: | of original Irish airs, united to characteristic |
63366: | English poetry, with symphonies and accom- |
63367: | paniments for the pianoforte, violin, and |
63368: | violoncello, composed by Beethoven, London, |
63369: | 1814-16, 2 vols. Twenty Scottish melodies, |
63370: | added in 1838-39 to G. Thomson's new edition |
63371: | of the Melodies, Edinburgh, 1839. |
63372: | |
63373: | Thomson was an enthusiastic musician, |
63374: | and frequently gave musical parties and |
63375: | nances in his house His neighbours objected |
63376: | to the noise, and under cover of a new police |
63377: | act, Thomson was proceeded against and an |
63378: | injunction was obtained against him in the |
63379: | police courts. This case gave rise to a con- |
63380: | troversy to which Thomson contributed two |
63381: | pamphlets — " Statement and review of the |
63382: | recent decision of the judge of police in |
63383: | Edinlmrgh, authorizing his officers to make |
63384: | domiciliary visits in private families, and to |
63385: | stop dancing," Edinburgh, 1807 ; and a four- |
63386: | page " Postcript " on the same subject. |
63387: | |
63388: | Thomson, James, musician, was pre- |
63389: | centor of Lady Yester's Church, Edinburgh, |
63390: | from 1800 to 1830. He was also a teacher of |
63391: | music at Leith. Author of " Rudiments of |
63392: | Music, to which is added a Collection of the |
63393: | best church tunes, hymns, canons, and an- |
63394: | thems." Edinburgh, 1778, 3rd edition, 1793. |