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The Caledonian pocket companion [electronic resource] / by James Oswald ; introduction & notes to the tunes by John Purser ; modern edition by John & Barbara Purser ; page scans & CD ROM creation by Nick Parkes.

Oswald, James, 1710-1769, author.; Purser, John, 1942- editor.; Purser, Barbara, editor.; Parkes, Nick, 1964- compiler, publisher.
2007
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Title
The Caledonian pocket companion [electronic resource] / by James Oswald ; introduction & notes to the tunes by John Purser ; modern edition by John & Barbara Purser ; page scans & CD ROM creation by Nick Parkes.
Published
East Drayton, Retford, Nottinghamshire : Nick Parkes, [2007]
Copyright
©2007
Description
2 CD-ROMs : black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Associated name
Oswald, James, 1710-1769, author.
Purser, John, 1942- editor.
Purser, Barbara, editor.
Parkes, Nick, 1964- compiler, publisher.
Material base
metal plastic
Note
Color and black & white scans of original 12 volumes of music, modern computer typeset score, notes and commentary, bookmarks, and index.

Title from CD-ROM opening page.
System details
System requirements: PC or Mac with Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
Original version
Scanned images of: Oswald, James, 1710-1769. The Caledonian pocket companion : containing fifty of the most favourite Scotch tunes, several of them with variations, all set for the German flute / by Mr. Oswald. London : Printed for J. Simpson, [ca. 1745-ca. 1760] 12 v. in 2 of music. Title from Book 1. Subtitle varies in later books. Books 3-12 "for German flute or violin." Books 3-6 published by the author. Books 7-12 published by Straight & Skillern.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.

Call number
CD-ROM 86
Folger accession
267193

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