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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Thomson, George
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A noted collector of songs, who set himself to gather in one work every existing Scotch melody; his untiring zeal resulted in the publication of 6 vols. of Scotch songs, the words of which had been adapted and supplied by a host of writers, including Scott, Campbell, Joanna Baillie, and above all, Robert Burns, who contributed upwards of 120; Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Weber, and others were engaged to supply instrumental preludes and codas; also published collections of Irish songs and Welsh melodies; was a native of Limekilns, Fife, and for 60 years principal clerk to the Board of Trustees, Edinburgh (1759-1851).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Thomson, George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/thomson-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Thomson, George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/thomson-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.