Biography:John Hall
John Hall
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| Given name: | John |
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| Family name: | Hall |
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| Place of death: | Ayr, Scotland |
| Year of birth: | 1788 |
| Year of death: | 1862 |
| Profile: | Collector, Composer, Editor, Musician, Publisher |
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Biographical notes
John Hall (1788-`1862) was a musician and dancing master in Ayr who had his own music shop. His c. 1818 music collection (A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs) contains some thirty of his own compositions as well as popular dance tunes and a number of Irish tunes, including many attributed to Jackson ("Jackson's Admired Airs"). Several of his manuscripts used in his teaching have been preserved, along with his 'kit', a small fiddle used by dancing masters to accompany their dance instruction.