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Pipers' parade in Rome, 1939-1945
Photograph of Scottish pipers parading in Rome in front of the Altare della Patria (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), c 1944.
Miners and piper, Monktonhall Colliery, c 1980
Photograph of miners standing either side of a young piper positioned in front of one of the winding towers at Monktonhall Colliery. The miners appear to be in a celebratory mood.
Bandsmen, East Linton, c 1900
Photograph of North British Railway Employees Band at East Linton Station
Manuscript notation of Scottish folk tunes
Manuscript musical notation for Scottish folk tunes ('Mrs Baillie of Mellerstons', 'Struen Robertson a Strathspey', 'Lady Hunter's Jigg' and 'Duncan Davidson') , plus 'God Save the King', taken from a volume of country dance music.
'll Gran Mogol' - Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in D minor by Antonio Vivaldi
Second page of flute part of concerto for flute, strings and continuo in D minor by Antonio Vivaldi, RV341a ('ll Gran Mongol')