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A country dance and tune which was extremely popular both in England and in America.  
This tune was composed by [[wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner]] (1843-1927) and is contained in his '''Scottish Violinist''' (1900) and '''Harp and Claymore''' (1904) collections.  Skinner's note with his manuscript copy of the music reads: "To the immortal memory of Amati, Stradivarius and Guarnerius.  This melody is dedicated to Croall’s famous [String] Quartet [at] 16 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh."  Skinner references William Croall, Abercomby Place, Edinburgh, a luthier and collector of fine violins who owned several Stradivaris<ref> Croall owned four Stradivaris: the ''Lord Newlands'' of 1702, the ''Cessole'' of 1716, the ''Parke'' of 1711 and a fourth, then known as ''The Countess'' but now known as the ''Ex-Croall; McEwen''.  He also owned a Stradiviri viola and and Amati cello. </ref>


In the latter country it appears, for example, on page 28 of a dance MS of the Pepperell, Massachusetts, maid Nancy Shepley, c. 1766, and in the music manuscript copybook of Henry Livingston, Jr. (as "Colledge Hornpipe," set for the German flute). Livingston purchased the estate of Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1771 at the age of 23. In 1775 he was a Major in the 3rd New York Regiment, which participated in Montgomery's invasion of Canada in a failed attempt to wrest Quebec from British control.  
A violin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1684 was known as the ''Croall''. Croall was generous with the instruments, allowing close and repeated inspection to friends and violin-makers, who also played upon them.


An important land-owner in the Hudson Valley, and a member of the powerful Livingston family, Henry was also a surveyor and real estate speculator, an illustrator and map-maker, and a Justice of the Peace for Dutchess County. He was also a poet and musician, and presumably a dancer, as he was elected a Manager for the New York Assembly's dancing season of 1774–1775, along with his 3rd cousin, John Jay, later U.S. Chief Justice of Governor of New York.
When the collector died in 1906 the ''Croall'' was sold to his friend Fredrick Smith, another collector of great violins. It soon found its way to the violin dealers W.E. Hill & Sons, who quickly found a buyer in Robert Finney McEwen who purchased it in 1908. McEwen was a Scotsman who had the great fortune of coming into an inheritance that allowed him to purse his passion, music, unencumbered by his profession (he had been a lawyer). McEwen also had a daughter who showed considerable talent at a young age, who made her performing debut dueting with her father in 1912. Katherine's concertizing was considerable effected by the First World War, however, and in 1922 she married the Governor of Bombay and Lord Chamberlain, who eventually became the Earl of Scarbrough. Lady Katherine did not play in public again.  The instrument she played upon, the ''Croall'', has since been called the ''Ex-Croall; McEwen'' Stradivari violin.
 
Carr published in America the tune in Philadelphia publishers Benjamin and Samuel Carr's '''Evening Amusement''' (p. 15) about August, 1796, and a version was entered into the music manuscript copybook of musician M.E. Eames, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 39). Some fifty years following Eames, the tune was still popular for New England dances. Burchenal (1918) printed another contra dance of the same name to the tune, as Howe (c. 1867) did earlier. A variant is familiar to most modern people as the theme to the mid-20th century cartoon "Popeye the Sailor Man." See also note for "[[Annotation:Sailor's Hornpipe (1)]]."
 
In England, musicologist William Chappell's editor concluded that it could not date from earlier than the second half of the 18th century, however Hornby finds a version in the music manuscript collection of Edward Winder dated as 1746, where it appears as "Sailor's Hornpipe"<ref>Hornby, '''The Winders of Wyresdale''', p. 149.</ref>. Chappell himself believed that the tune was an old sailor's song called "Jack's the Lad."
 
The melody became particularly associated with the nautical hornpipe type of dance which became popular solo step-dance on the stage at the end of the 18th century, and, in fact, it is popularly known as "The Sailor's Hornpipe" today. One of the earliest publications of the tune appears in a volume entitled '''Compleat Tutor for the German Flute''', published by Jonathan Fentum, London, c. 1766, the same year as Nancy Shepley's American dance MS. Another early British printing appears (as "Colledge Hornpipe") in Thompson's '''Compleat Collection of 120 Favourite Hornpipes''' (London, Charles and Samuel Thompson c. 1764–1780.) and the title was entered at Stationers' Hall in 1798 by J. Dale, London, as "The College Hornpipe."
 
William Vickers included the tune in his music manuscript collection under the title "[[Old Lancashire Hornpipe]]," and the tune is contained in the 19th century Joseph Kershaw manuscript (it appears twice, as "[[Duke William's Hornpipe]]" and "Collidge Hornpipe"). Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the remote area of Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, who compiled his manuscript from 1820 onwards, according to Jamie Knowles. Ken Perlman (1996) dates the tune to the 17th century or earlier and states that it was used by Henry Purcell (c. 1658–1695) in his opera '''Dido and Aeneas'''. Perlman does not cite any substantiating data, nor where he obtained this information, and at present his assumption seems unlikely.
 
There is, or was, an English country dance called College Hornpipe. Some years after novelist (and musician) Thomas Hardy's book '''Under the Greenwood Tree''' was published, a man wrote to Hardy about the country dances that Hardy used as a setting for his characters. Hardy replied (c. 1925):
<blockquote>
''I am interested to hear that you have been attracted by the old English dances,''  
''which gave me so much pleasure when I was a boy. The dance I was thinking of''
''in "Under the Greenwood Tree" must have been "The College Hornpipe", as that''
''is the only one I remember beginning with six-hands-round. I am sending you the''  
''figure as nearly as I can recall it sixty years after I last danced in it. This''
''and other such figures have been revived on the stage here by 'The Hardy Players' (as''
''they call themselves) since they began making plays out of my stories. Only very''
''old country people remember the dances now. I have many such figures in old music books.''
</blockquote>
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A violin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1684 was known as the Croall. Croall was generous with the instruments, allowing close and repeated inspection to friends and violin-makers, who also played upon them.
Les Trois Grands Luthiers

Played by: Neil Adam · Judy Turner
Source: Youtube
Image: Katherine McEwan, who owned the Ex-Croall; McEwen Stradivari violin, 1684.

Les Trois Grands Luthiers

This tune was composed by wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927) and is contained in his Scottish Violinist (1900) and Harp and Claymore (1904) collections. Skinner's note with his manuscript copy of the music reads: "To the immortal memory of Amati, Stradivarius and Guarnerius. This melody is dedicated to Croall’s famous [String] Quartet [at] 16 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh." Skinner references William Croall, Abercomby Place, Edinburgh, a luthier and collector of fine violins who owned several Stradivaris[1]

A violin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1684 was known as the Croall. Croall was generous with the instruments, allowing close and repeated inspection to friends and violin-makers, who also played upon them.

When the collector died in 1906 the Croall was sold to his friend Fredrick Smith, another collector of great violins. It soon found its way to the violin dealers W.E. Hill & Sons, who quickly found a buyer in Robert Finney McEwen who purchased it in 1908. McEwen was a Scotsman who had the great fortune of coming into an inheritance that allowed him to purse his passion, music, unencumbered by his profession (he had been a lawyer). McEwen also had a daughter who showed considerable talent at a young age, who made her performing debut dueting with her father in 1912. Katherine's concertizing was considerable effected by the First World War, however, and in 1922 she married the Governor of Bombay and Lord Chamberlain, who eventually became the Earl of Scarbrough. Lady Katherine did not play in public again. The instrument she played upon, the Croall, has since been called the Ex-Croall; McEwen Stradivari violin.

...more at: Les Trois Grands Luthiers - full Score(s) and Annotations


X:1 T:Trois Grande Luthiers, Les M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slowly and gushingly." S:Skinner – The Scottish Violinist Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (EF/G/) (A>B) (A/G/).F/.G/ (AE) | E.F/.G/ (Ac) (c/B/)(B/F/) {F}G2 | (EF/G/) (A>B) (A/G/).F/.G/ .A.c | eA d(c/{e}d/) {E/G/}B>>A A2 || (cd/e/) (AB/c/) (dc){c}.B.A | (GA/B/) (EA) .G.F E2 | (EF/G/) (A>B) (A/G/).F/.G/ Ac | eA d(c/{e}d/) {E/G/}B>>A A2 ||


  1. ↑ Croall owned four Stradivaris: the Lord Newlands of 1702, the Cessole of 1716, the Parke of 1711 and a fourth, then known as The Countess but now known as the Ex-Croall; McEwen. He also owned a Stradiviri viola and and Amati cello.
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