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Lady McDuff's lament - Lady MacBeth's dream - The Banks of Tay - Strily Vale - Banquo's ghost - Hamilton House - The Braes of Birnham - The Braes of Ewes - Scoon House - Esk side.
"The following 10 Tunes are some Tunes for the Tragedy of MacBeth, all Compos'd by Mr Oswald. Except the First." A set published for the German (transverse) flute in vol.2 of the Caledonian Pocket Companion, London c.1750.
When Garrick revived MacBeth in 1744, stimulating a wave of bardolatry, the available incidental music (Locke or Leveridge) was much-used and much-loved, but not noticeably Scottish in character. Oswald's use of Scottish airs to set the scenes was the first, and was later copied by Samuel Arnold (also available in a notAmos edition). I can find no evidence to suggest that this set was ever used in a theatrical production: Georgian producers probably deemed a single instrument orchestra (no bass, either figured or unfigured, was provided) as just too parsimonious, even for The Scottish Play.
"The following 10 Tunes are some Tunes for the Tragedy of MacBeth, all Compos'd by Mr Oswald. Except the First." A set published for the German (transverse) flute in vol.2 of the Caledonian Pocket Companion, London c.1750.
When Garrick revived MacBeth in 1744, stimulating a wave of bardolatry, the available incidental music (Locke or Leveridge) was much-used and much-loved, but not noticeably Scottish in character. Oswald's use of Scottish airs to set the scenes was the first, and was later copied by Samuel Arnold (also available in a notAmos edition). I can find no evidence to suggest that this set was ever used in a theatrical production: Georgian producers probably deemed a single instrument orchestra (no bass, either figured or unfigured, was provided) as just too parsimonious, even for The Scottish Play.