The Marshall Collections (book)
Six Collections of the music of William Marshall (1748 - 1833) of Fochabers in Morayshire, one of Scotland's greatest fiddler-composers. These include the 2-volume Collection of Strathspey Reels etc of 1781-1793, Marshall's Scottish Airs, Melodies etc. of 1822 and the 1845 posthumous collection, with other smaller publications. Of the 317 tunes at least 37 are repeated, often with different titles and changes in the music, but in the interests of historical accuracy Highland Music Trust has printed each Collection in its entirety along with a table showing the repetitions.
Marshall was described by Robert Burns as the first (ie finest) composer of strathspeys of the age.
The music has been faithfully reprinted in clear type with the minimum of editing.