Fraser, Marjory Kennedy-, 1857-1930 (singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger)
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- Existence: 1857 - 1930
Biography
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger, was born in 1857. She was the daughter of singer David Kennedy (1825-1886). Her series of works The songs of the Hebrides published variously between 1909 and 1922 remain a useful resource for both Gaelic and English speakers. She collected songs chiefly in the Western Isles. Aware that the material collected would, in the concert performance, lose something of the original essence, she provided the songs with sensitive accompaniment. For service rendered to the cause of music in Scotland, an honorary degree of Doctor of Music was conferred on her in 1928. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser had also been awarded the C.B.E. She died on 22 November 1930.
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Marjory Kennedy-Fraser arrangements for piano, printed, c 1880s; c 1924
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Marjory Kennedy-Fraser arrangements for piano, printed.
Scots Suites, Book I, Harvest Lilts (Piano Solo), arranged for piano by Marjory Kennedy Fraser, Edinburgh: Methven Simpson Ltd., 1924: ‘The Wind that shakes the Barley’, ‘A Harvest Reel’, ‘Green Grow the Rashes O’.
Scots Suites, Book II, Scots Dances (Piano Duet), arranged for...
Dates:
c 1880s; c 1924
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4, 12 August 1895-5 November 1918
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Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4.
‘Schubert Lecture’, 21 November 1903, modified and re-read two years later [1905], also various notes, and Schumann lecture, [23 January 1904], manuscripts. ‘When asked by your secretary to read a paper before you [...]’, lecture, undated, manuscript.
‘On listening to music’, lecture, [Edinburgh] Summer Meeting,...
Dates:
12 August 1895-5 November 1918
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2, 11 May 1895-16 May 1923
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Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2.
‘Paper read to E.M.E.S. [Edinburgh Musical Education Society], 13 January 1915’, text on reverses of various recital programmes, mainly from Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s Art Song recitals in 1905-1907, some pages missing, manuscript.
‘Matthay Paper to Boston, M.K.F. [Marjory Kennedy-Fraser]’, manuscript, letter from Mr C....
Dates:
11 May 1895-16 May 1923
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2, 1808-17 August 1896
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Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2.
‘Gibbon and the Madrigalists’, lecture, also one edited copy, undated, typescripts.
‘Lawes and the Monodists’, lecture, undated, typescript.
‘Purcell and the Dramatists’, lecture, two slightly edited copies, undated, typescripts.
‘Arne and the Eighteenth Century Composers’, lecture,...
Dates:
1808-17 August 1896
Miscellaneous items, Part 1, 2, & 3, 1891-1928
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Miscellaneous items, Part 1, 2, & 3.
‘General’, bundle of miscellaneous notes, wrapped in ‘Songs of the Hebrides (Ancient Scots Minstrelsie). From the Western Isles of Scotland’, Music Hall, Edinburgh, 21 January 1913, recital programme, containing various lecture notes, notes, excerpts, etc., in no particular order, manuscripts. & typescripts, texts often on reverses of...
Dates:
1891-1928
Miscellaneous music, c 1908-1930
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Miscellaneous music.
Several Marjory Kennedy-Fraser songs, Hebridean and others, mainly manuscripts, some printed sheets, some transposed versions of published songs, manuscripts, several arrangements for harp accompaniment, manuscripts.
‘A Parting Toast’, ‘M.K.F.’s [Marjory Kennedy Fraser] Key or for general use’, and ‘Loom Blessing’, manuscript.
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Dates:
c 1908-1930
Miscellaneous music, c 1900-1930
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Miscellaneous music.
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser folders of miscellaneous Hebridean songs, which appear to have been used in performances, mainly arranged for voice and harp, some manuscripts, some reused proof sheets, some of the music sheets attached to stiffer paper for increased stability, several annotations and alterations by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser: ‘EXTRA, M.K.F.’s [Marjory...
Dates:
c 1900-1930
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 1, 2, and 3, Part 1 & 2, c 1909- c 1921
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Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 1, 2, and 3, Part 1 & 2.
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 1, 2, and 3, also of various other Marjory Kennedy-Fraser publications, including arrangements for piano, for organ, and for cello.
Several Marjory Kennedy-Fraser manuscripts related to the songs.
Some notes by Kenneth...
Dates:
c 1909- c 1921
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3, c 1917-1921
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Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3. Miscellaneous proofs, mainly from vol. 2, some from vol. 3, with Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s corrections.
Dates:
c 1917-1921
Miscellaneous working material, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4, 26 January 1907-1925
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Miscellaneous working material, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4.
‘My first Heb. [Hebridean] Lecture’, also marked ‘Pan-Celtic’, lecture, [1907], manuscript.
‘Tonality’, lecture, [30 March 1910], manuscript.
‘“Monster” Scribbling Book’, notepad, 22 x 14 cm, marked ‘E61/19’, including various notes, manuscript.
Several loose pages, in no...
Dates:
26 January 1907-1925