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Original ink score, dated March 1965 and titled 'Opus 19: Piano Sonata'. Originally commissioned for Bangor Arts Festival, 1965.
Original ink score, dated March 1965 and titled 'Opus 19: Piano Sonata'. Originally commissioned for Bangor Arts Festival, 1965.
Opus 23: A Little Cantata: Ten Traditional Rhymes for Childrens’ Voices and Piano
Original ink score, dated 23 May-8 June 1966, and titled 'Opus 23: A Little Cantata: Ten Traditional Rhymes for Children’s Voices and Piano'. The score consists of parts based on the rhymes 'Blow, Wind, Blow' (dated 23 May 1966); 'Wine and Cakes' (dated 24 May 1966); 'Peter' (dated 23 May 1966); 'Terence McDiddler' (dated 26 May 1966); 'Tommy Trot' (dated 26 May 1966); 'Three a-bed' (dated 5 June 1966); 'Pipe, Cat' (dated 5 June 1966); 'Grey Goose' (dated 8 June 1966); 'Barber' (dated 7 June 1966); and 'Four Winds' (dated 8 June 1966). Dedicated to Catrin and Ceri.
Draft score in pencil, titled 'Opus 43: Piano Concerto No.1'. Included with the manuscript is a typed descriptive and biographical note relating to the works and career of David Harries (undated). Commissioned by the Llandaff Festival, 1977.
Full original ink score, dated 1993 and titled 'Opus 66: String Quartet No.3'. The score is made up of nine parts: part 1, 'Prologue'; part 2, 'Sonata'; part 3, 'Fugue 1'; part 4, 'Roundelay'; part 5, 'Fugue 2'; part 6, 'Scherzo'; part 7, 'Fugue 3'; part 8, 'Capriccio'; and part 9, 'Epilogue'. Commissioned for the 1993 Lower Machen Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and dedicated to Julia Chapple, Royston Havard and the Lower Machen Festival.
Opus 1: Introduction (Quasi Notturno) and Allegro Scherzoso for String Quintet
Ink score with pencil annotations, dated April-May 1952, titled Opus 1: 'Introduction (Quasi Notturno) and Allegro Scherzoso for String Quintet', based on the Welsh folk melodies ‘Hun Gwenllian’ and ‘Hela’r 'Sgyfarnog’. The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cellos 1 and 2. A title note added indicates that this piece was first performed at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, March 1953, and was awarded a prize at the National Eisteddfod, Aberystwyth, 1952. Dedicated to Grace Williams.
Opus 9: Sinfonia da Camera (Horae Canonicae) for Chamber Ensemble (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of rough score in ink, dated July 1956 - March 1959, titled Opus 9: 'Sinfonia da Camera (Horae Canonicae) for Chamber Ensemble', incorporating flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, cor anglais, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, viola, and violoncello. Dedicated to Professor and Mrs Ian Parrott.
Opus 10b: Three Ricerari for String Quartet (bound facsimile with address note)
Bound facsimile copy of score, 1957, titled Opus 10b: 'Three Ricerari for String Quartet', including 'Ricercare 1' (dated 12th January 1957); 'Ricercare 2' (dated 10th May 1957); and 'Ricercare 3' (dated 24th July 1957). The score contains parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and violoncello.
Opus 8 No.2: Three Stanzas for Violin and Violoncello
Ink score, dated February 1959, titled Opus 8 No.2: 'Three Stanzas for Violin and Violoncello'. First composed May-June 1956, with this copy transcribed in February 1959.
Opus 12: Epithalamium for Two Violins (original)
Ink score, dated 11th January 1961, of the work titled Opus 12: 'Epithalamium for Two Violins'. The first page is wanting.
Opus 15: Clarinet Quintet (draft)
Draft score in ink and pencil, dated 3rd January-19th May 1962, titled Opus 15: 'Clarinet Quintet' and for performance at the Cheltenham Festival, 1962. The score also includes a typed programme note for the Cheltenham Festival brochure, 1962, signed by David Harries.
Opus 25 No.2: Capriccio for Piano Duet (facsimile)
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated January 1967, titled Opus 25 No.2 'Capriccio for Piano Duet.' Commissioned for the 1968 (Barry) Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Opus 29: String Quartet No.2 (annotated)
Facsimile copy of ink score, with annotations in ink, dated 1968 and titled Opus 29: 'String Quartet No.2'. The score was commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Swansea Festival, 1968, and includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello.
Opus 54: Carillons for Harp (originals)
Ink score, dated August 1985, titled Opus 54: 'Carillons for Harp (originals)'. The work was commissioned by the North Wales Music Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and was first performed by Caryl Thomas at St. Asaph Cathedral on 25 September 1985. The piece is dedicated to Yvonne and William Mathias.
Opus 57: Antiphons for Cello and Piano: Meditations on the Antiphons for the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ink score, dated 1987, and titled Opus 57: 'Antiphons for Cello and Piano: Meditations on the Antiphons for the Blessed Virgin Mary'. Originally commissioned by the Lower Machen Festival in association with the Welsh Arts Council. Written as one of a sequence of three works celebrating devotion to the Virgin Mary which include his Opus 56 (4/8) and Opus 58 (4/9 and 4/10).
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1993, titled Opus 66: 'String Quartet No.3'.
Opus 65: Gitanjali Song Offerings: Six Poems of Rabindranath Tagore for Soprano & Chamber Orchestra
Pencil score in five parts, [1995], titled Opus 65: 'Gitanjali Song Offerings: Six Poems of Rabindranath Tagore for Soprano & Chamber Orchestra'. Commissioned for the Llantilio Crossenny 31st Festival of Music and Drama in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and performed at the Festival by the Llantilio Festival Orchestra in June 1993 conducted by Charles Farncombe. The file also contains a programme for the Festival, 1993.
Opus 45: Canticle No.2: Five Poems of Roland Mathias for Voice & Piano
Ink score in five parts, [1978], titled Opus 45: 'Canticle No.2: Five Poems of Roland Mathias for Voice & Piano'. The score was commissioned by the Cardiff Festival of 20th Century Music, with the assistance of the Welsh Arts Council.
Opus 61: Winter World: The Last Three Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Baritone & Piano
Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1989, and titled Opus 61: ‘Winter World: The Last Three Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins for Baritone & Piano'. The score was originally commissioned for the North Wales Music Festival, 1989, in association with the Welsh Arts Council.
Opus 37: Overture: The Three Men (original)
Ink score, dated 1974, and titled Opus 37: 'Overture: The Three Men'. Includes parts for flutes, oboes, clarinets, cornets, trumpets, trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass. The work was originally commissioned for the Llandaff Festival, 1974, with assistance from the Welsh Arts Council.
Facsimile copy of ink score with typewritten notes and handwritten lyrics in the hand of the composer, titled Opus 58: 'Queen of Paradise: A Sequence of Carols to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Chorus and Organ', dated 1987. Commissioned by the Cardiff Festival of Music in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed at St Germains Church, Cardiff, 4 December 1987 by the John Davies Singers, conducted by John Davies and with organ played by Huw Tregelles Williams. Written as one of a sequence of three works celebrating devotion to the Virgin Mary which include his Opus 56 (4/8), Opus 57 (1/42) and Opus 58 (4/10).