File MS 38. - Bundle of loose and bound manuscript music (71 ff.), consisting of ink and pencil drafts of sacred and secular music ...,

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MS 38.

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Bundle of loose and bound manuscript music (71 ff.), consisting of ink and pencil drafts of sacred and secular music ...,

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  • 1924-25. (Creation)

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F. 2r-v. 'Behold the days come', for baritone solo and organ. No. 1, [King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. Ff. 2v-4v. 'O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings', for chorus and organ. No. 2 [King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. F. 5r. 'Er cof annwyl am David Protheroe'. 8 August 1925. Beginning, 'Mi lyna'n dawel wrth dy draed' [being the third verse of the hymn, 'O! Iesu mawr, rho d'anian bur', by David Charles]. F. 5v. 'Give to me the life I love' [A Song of the road. Part-song for men's voices by Daniel Protheroe. Words by Robert L. Stevenson]. Pencil sketch. Ff. 6r-7v. 'My soul doth magnify the Lord' [Magnificat], for soprano solo and accompaniment. No. 3 [King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. F. 8r. Part II: 'The coming of the King'. 'O Little town of Bethlehem', for women's chorus. No. 4 [King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. F. 9r-v. Old Welsh Melody 'Over the storm' (beginning with the words, 'Have you heard of the blind Harper John'). F. 10v. 'The Sea Gulls', beginning with the words, 'The sea-gulls call for a storm tonight'. F. 12r. An untitled song, with the opening words, 'I want to go back to the desert ...'. F. 12v. 'Keep in the middle of the road' and 'Nelly was a lady'. Melodies only. F. 13r. 'What kind of shoes' and 'Noah's Ark'. Melodies only. F. 14r-v. Part III: 'At the manger cradle'. 'Cold on His cradle', for choir and organ. [No. 10, 'The Dewdrops are shining', King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. F. 15r-v. 'The Little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head'. A Cradle Song (Hymn from Martin Luther), for alto solo and accompaniment. [No. 9, 'The Little Lord Jesus', King of Kings, a Cantata for Christmastide (Chicago, 1924), by DP]. F. 16r. An untitled song, by Robert Hare, beginning with the words, 'Did you smile a sweet smile this morning?'. Also 'A Little Prayer'; melody only, with the opening words, 'If a little word of mine may make a life the brighter'. Ff. 16v-25v. 'The Spider and the Fly (a fable)', (words by Mary Howitt, 1799-1888). For SS, with piano accompaniment. See also MS 9, f. 32r-v. F. 32v. 'O Love divine'. Incomplete pencil sketch. Ff. 33r-40v. [A Screen of the Seasons in Four Panels], (words by Ella Wheeler Wilcox), for TTBB, with piano accompaniment ('for rehearsal only'). See also MS 7. Ff. 33r-34r. 'Spring'. Ff. 35r-36v. 'Summer'. Ff. 37r-38r. 'Autumn'. Ff. 39r-40v. 'Winter'. Ff. 41r-44r. 'The Pilgrim's Song' (words by J. H. Newman), for TTBB and piano ('for rehearsal only'). F. 45r-v. 'The Old Land' (words by Kate Forman), for voice and piano. See also MS 6, ff. 51r-52v. F. 46v. A pencil sketch of an untitled song consisting of two verses, beginning with the words, 'In the dark, in the dew ...'. Ff. 47r-48r. 'You and I' (lyric by Thomas S. Jones, Jr), with accompaniment. Ff. 49r and 50v. 'Jesus, Lover of my Soul' ([words by Charles Wesley], music by H. C. MacDougall), for voice and organ. Ff. 49v-50r. 'Cling to the Cross', for voice and piano. F. 51r. 'In the land where the Sandman dwells', beginning with the words, 'There are shady lanes and tinkling hills ...'. F. 51v. 'Just a little baby', with piano accompaniment. Ff. 52v-53r. 'The Night has a thousand eyes'. See also MS 45/85. F. 53r. 'There is no death', beginning with the words, 'I tell you they have not died ...'. Ff. 54v-55v. 'I will praise the Lord among the people'. F. 56r. A few bars of an untitled carol, beginning with the words, 'Mae golau ar fryniau Canaan ...'. Ff. 56r-57r. A pencil sketch of an untitled song, beginning with the words, 'I'll go with my father a-ploughing ...'. Ff. 58r-59r. An untitled sacred song beginning, 'They say that Mary treasured the gifts the wise men made ...', for voice and accompaniment. Ff. 59v-60r. Songs of the Fair (Caneuon y Ffair). No. 4: A love Song (Cân Serch), with accompaniment. [See also MS 3, 40r]. Ff. 60v-62r. 'Coming to the Fair' ('Dod i'r Ffair'), with accompaniment. 'On the Berengarin, Aug. 22, 1928'. See also MS 38, f. 69r. Ff. 62v-63r. Untitled pencil sketches. Ff. 63v-64r. 'Winifred', for SATB. See also MS 10, ff. 8v-9r, 10v-16v, 21r-31v, 36r; MS 38, f. 71r. Ff. 64v-66r. 'Be still and know'; ?together with other sketches. F. 66v. 'A Heart's desire'. A pencil sketch, beginning with the words, 'My God, accept my heart this day ...'. F. 68r-v. Untitled sacred song/anthem, beginning with the words, 'How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob'. F. 69r. ['Coming to the Fair' ('Dod i'r Ffair')]. See also MS 38, ff. 60v-62r. F. 70r. 'Tri pheth sydd hawdd ei siglo'. F. 70v. 'Music when sweet voices die'. F. 71r. [? 'Winifred'. See also MS 10, ff. 8v-9r, 10v-16v, 36r; MS 38, ff. 63v-4r].

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Preferred citation: MS 38.

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  • Text: MS 38.