William Marshall (Scottish composer)
- William Marshall (Scottish composer)
William Marshall (December 27, 1748 – May 29, 1833) is regarded as one of the greatest composers of Scottish fiddle music.
Marshall was born in Fochabers, Scotland. He entered the service of the Duke of Gordon, eventually becoming the Factor to the Gordon Estate. James Hunter's "The Fiddle Music of Scotland" credits Marshall with writing 257 tunes. Many of these compositions were named in honor of the Duke's guests. Robert Burns called him "the first composer of Strathspeys of the age". He was also a clock maker, he built both a water clock and an astronomical clock and both are still in existence today. Marshall died at Dandaleith on May 29, 1833, and was buried in Bellie Parish churchyard near Fochabers.
Some of Marshall's best known compositions are the strathspeys "The Marchioness of Huntly", "The Marquis of Huntly's Farewell", "Craigellachie Brig" (named after the Craigellachie Bridge), and "Lady Madelina Sinclair"; the air "The Nameless Lassie"; and the reel "Easter Elchies". Marshall published two collections of his work, "A Collection of Strathspey Reels with a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord" in 1781, and "Marshall's Scottish Airs, Melodies, Strathspeys, Reels, &c. for the Piano Forte, Harp, Violin & Violoncello" in 1822. A third collection, "Volume 2nd of a Collection of Scottish Melodies Reels Strathspeys Jigs Slow Airs &c. for the Piano Forte, Violin and Violoncello" was published posthumously in 1845. At present, his compositions are available in "William Marshall's Scottish Melodies", published by Fiddlecase Books.
ee also
* Scottish Baroque music
References
*Alburger, Mary Anne (1983), "Scottish Fiddlers And Their Music", Victor Gollancz Ltd., ISBN 0-575-03174-3.
*Emmerson, George S. (1971), "Rantin' Pipe And Tremblin' String", McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-0116-9.
External links
* [http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/fiddle/marshall.htm University of Edinburgh William Marshall page]
* [http://www.nefa.net/archive/songmusicdance/fiddles/musicians.htm Fiddles and Fiddlers]
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