Music History Research Timelines

Scottish Fiddlers & Others

Scottish Instrument Makers

Gaelic Song

Influences on Scottish Fiddle

  • Birdsong

  • Work rhythms

  • Printed music

  • Available instruments

  • Travelling Harpers
    https://www.wirestrungharp.com/harps/harpers/scottish_harpers_brochard/

  • Scottish Reformation, Calvinism

  • Fashions in clothing and dance

  • Religious revival 1859

  • Celtic revival 19th Century

  • Classical violin technique

  • Travellers & bothy music

  • Jazz

  • Radio

  • American folk revival 1960s

  • Cape Breton

  • Synth Pop

  • Electronic Dance Music

Western Music History Periods

  • Renaissance 1400-1600

  • Baroque 1600-1750

  • Classical 1750-1830

  • Romantic 1830-1900

  • 20th Century

  • 21st Century

Social Dances Popular In Scotland

  • Minuet

  • Allemande

  • Cotillion

  • Country Dance (Contredanse).
    Dancers face each other in lines, including:
    Virginia Reel
    Strip The Willow
    The Flying Scotsman
    https://youtu.be/rwQPAhTBvXs?si=Xv4xTRlR–QA8GxA

    This is a Country Dance and not a minuet.

  • Highland Reels

  • Quadrilles

  • Lancers Quadrilles

  • Royal Scottish Country Dance Society – formed in 1923.
    www.rscds.org

  • Jazz era;
    Palais Glide,
    Foxtrot,
    Quicksteps,
    The Veleta.

  • Couples/Circle Dances;
    Gay Gordons,
    Canadian Barn Dance,
    2-Steps
    Waltzes.

  • Novelties;
    The Slosh,
    Conga.

Gow

  • 1727 – 1807 Niel Gow
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niel_Gow
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125864294/niel-gow

  • 1730 – 1766 Margaret Wiseman Gow
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210197826/margaret-gow

  • 1751-1791 William Gow

  • 1759 – ? Margaret Gow

  • 1760 – 1803 Andrew Gow

  • 1761 – ? Grizel Gow

  • 1763 – 1831 Nathaniel Gow
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Gow#Career

  • 1764 – 1826 John Gow

  • 1765 – 1765 Daniel Gow

  • 1768 Niel Gow Married Margaret Urquhart, she died in 1805.

  • 1784 A Collection of Strathspey Reels First Edition

  • 1788 A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels

  • 1792 A Third Collection of Strathspey Reels
    First and second bound collections, three copies.

  • 1795 – 1823 Neil Gow Junior (son of Nathaniel Gow)

  • 1799 Part First of the Complete Repository
    First bound collection.

  • 1800 A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels
    From page 3, first bound collection.

  • 1801 A (First) Collection of Strathspey Reels Second Edition
    First bound collection.

  • 1802 Part Second of the Complete Repository
    First bound collection.

  • 1803 Niel Gow’s Second Book of Strathspey Reels Second Edition
    First bound collection.

  • 1805 Margaret Urquhart Gow Died

  • 1806 Part Third of the Complete Repository.
    First bound collection.

  • 1807 Niel Gow Died

  • 1809 A Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels

  • C1810-20 The Vocal Melodies of Scotland
    https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Vocal_Melodies_of_Scotland_(Gow,_Nathaniel)

  • 1815 A Select Collection of Original Dances
    Second bound collection, cover page missing.
    https://hms.scot/prints/source/107/

  • 1817 First set of the favorite French quadrilles
    https://hms.scot/prints/source/129/

  • 1817 A Complete Repository Part Four

  • 1819 The Beauties of Niel Gow Parts 1 & 2

  • 1822 A Sixth Colletion of Strathspey Reels

  • 1823 A Collection of Airs, Reels and Strathspeys

Styles of Scottish Dance

Scottish Royalty

  • James II 1437 – 1460

  • James III 1460 – 1488

  • James IV 1488 – 1513

  • James V 1513 – 1542

  • Mary, Queen of Scots 1542 – 1567

  • James VI 1567 – 1688

  • William of Orange 1672 – 1702

  • Anne 1702 – 1714

  • George I 1714 – 1727

  • George II 1727 – 1760

  • George III 1760 – 1820

  • George IV 1820 – 1830

  • William IV 1830 – 1837

  • Victoria 1837 – 1901

  • Edward VII 1901 – 1910

  • George V 1910 – 1936

  • George VI 1936 – 1952

  • Elizabeth 1952 – 2022