'Music collected in the Isle of Man in the late nineteenth century: 'rescue archaeology' and the published results'
Date(s): 2001
Creator(s): Carswell, Robert Corteen
Scope & Content: Dissertation submitted to the University of Liverpool by Centre for Manx Studies student Bob Carswell for MA in Manx Studies. The content includes brief biographical notes on the Reverend Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897), William Henry Gill (1839-1923), Deemster John Frederic(k) Gill (1841-1899), Dr John Clague (1842-1908), Alfred Perceval Graves (1846-1931), Arthur William Moore (1853-1909) and Sophia Morrison 1860-1917). The author argues that the notes taken down by music collectors in the late nineteenth century were subjective: 'They chose which artifacts to record on the basis of preconceptions and forced the artifacts to fit measured units rather than measuring the units of the artifacts themselves. Collection was not scientific and objective and, despite W H Gill's suggestion, cannot be considered as providing an adequate archaeological record' (p93). Includes music scores for 'Cruise of the Tiger' 'The Farmer's Daughter' 'Illiam Dhone'.
Language: English
Extent: 1 volume
Item name: Dissertation (MA)
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 10533
Record class: Private
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